N596SF - 1980 Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 Aircraft Registration

N596SF is a 1980 Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft registered to Souther Field Aviation INC in Americus, GA. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 17, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on November 19, 2025. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2032. Powered by a P&w Canada PT6A-34AG engine producing 750 horsepower, N596SF is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7B547 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N596SF was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates -34.4634, -58.6020 on January 19, 2026. The FAA registry record for N596SF was last updated on November 19, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Ayres S-2R-T660 Turbo Thrush is a specialized agricultural aircraft that represented a technological shift from radial to turboprop power in crop-dusting operations. First flown in its prototype S-2R form on September 9, 1975, with the T660 variant certificated in March 2000, it is a single-seat, low-wing taildragger configuration powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine. With an empty weight of 2,336 kg and maximum loaded weight of 5,670 kg, it features a chemical hopper capacity up to 2,273 liters. The aircraft was manufactured by Ayres Corporation in Albany, Georgia. AviatorDB tracks 248 Ayres Corporation aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A660.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N596SF. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.