N79NU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 500 S built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 19, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Aero Commander 500 S cancelled November 19, 2001
- Serial number
- 3206
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 1987
- Last FAA action
- September 18, 2001
- Last owner
- Hill Construction CORP (Corporation)
San Juan, PR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N79NU
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 500S · serial 3206
Failure of the flight crew, for undetermined reasons, to recover from a stall and resulting uncontrolled descent. This resulted in the aircraft colliding with the terrain while in a 45-60 degree nose down attitude at a slow speed.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site