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Models · Aero Commander · Piston twins · data as of November 12, 2026

Aero Commander 500

163 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1958 to 1978; half of them date from 1963 or earlier. Kansas has the most (26). 75% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Aero Commander 500: Family of twin-engine utility transport aircraft
Photo: SDASM Archives, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Aero Commander 500 family on Wikipedia

About the 500 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
Common engines
Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (92), Cont Motor I0-470 Series (16), Lycoming 0-540 Series (14)
Fuel
100LL avgas
Seats
7
Cruise speed
about 172 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Aero Commander
Registered
earliest certificate September 29, 1971; newest November 4, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
500-B801960 to 196649.1%
500 S451968 to 197827.6%
500-A231960 to 196314.1%
500121958 to 19607.4%
500-U319661.8%

When they were built by decade · 27 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19509
1960103
197024

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20114
20123
20133
20146
20152
20162
20172
20185
20196
20207
202119
202210
202317
202414
20258
202614

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard15897%
Special flight permit21%
None on file21%
Multiple10.6%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Central Airlines INC24Ponderosa Aviation LLC4Boeing CO3Twin Aviation LLC2Spur Aviation Services Lc2Bosco74 LLC2Yellowfin Air Services LLC1Wiseman Aviation INC1Western Capital Partners LLC1Wells & West INC1Usda Forest Service Fepp1Uig Transport LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Central Airlines INC24
Ponderosa Aviation LLC4
Boeing CO3
Twin Aviation LLC2
Spur Aviation Services Lc2
Bosco74 LLC2
Yellowfin Air Services LLC1
Wiseman Aviation INC1
Western Capital Partners LLC1
Wells & West INC1
Usda Forest Service Fepp1
Uig Transport LLC1

Fleet pages: Central Airlines INC · Ponderosa Aviation LLC · Boeing CO · Twin Aviation LLC · Spur Aviation Services Lc · Wiseman Aviation INC · Usda Forest Service Fepp

Accident history NTSB records · 43 cases since 1982, 13 fatal

2026-03-17CEN26FA140 · 500-B N444CA · accident near Chesterfield, MO · 1 killed
2023-11-07CEN24LA033 · 500-B N118PW · accident near Jackson, MI · no injuries
2023-08-13ERA23LA359 · 500 S N62WE · accident near Key West, FL · no injuries
2023-01-28ERA23LA122 · 500 N107DF · accident near Sylacauga, AL · serious injuries
2021-06-25CEN21LA298 · 500 S N9038N · accident near Jennings, LA · no injuries
2020-11-25ERA21LA056 · 500 N777CM · accident near Atlanta, GA · no injuries
2020-03-27ERA20CA148 · 500 N516DT · accident near Opalocka, FL · no injuries
2018-07-27GAA18WA590 · 500 N590DR · accident near Canefield Airoprt · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 43 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Aero Commander 500 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

163 as of November 12, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Aero Commander 500s?

Kansas, with 26.

Who owns the Aero Commander 500?

75% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Aero Commander 500s on the register built?

Between 1958 and 1978; half of them in 1963 or earlier.

How many Aero Commander 500 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

43 accidents and incidents since 1982, 13 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Aero Commander 500 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Aero Commander 500 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about emergency equipment. 11 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Electronics International.

FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first

1994-10-0694-19-06 · Crew Oxygen Masks · emergency equipment

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Emergency equipment1100%

Approved replacement parts 20 parts manufacturer approvals

Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:

Most often: mitchell (4), turbocharger (3), synchronizer kits (3), voltage regulator (2), whelen rotating (1), rpm conversion (1), mitchell kits (1), mac series (1), mac (1), filter element (1).

Approved modifications 11 supplemental type certificates

Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:

Latest

2023-04-14SH3319NM · Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual...
2020-12-17SR02704SE · Installation and maintenance of the Sunspot 36 and 46 series lights
2020-05-19SH3319NM (1 OF 2) · Installation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the\nLanding /Taxi Recognition Visual...
2019-05-29SR00359BO · Installation of Parmetheus Plus LED PAR36 and PAR46 taxi and landing lights.
2017-04-10SA00382BO (page 2) · Installation of Globalstar Antenna and Cradle provisions to support a Globalstar GPS-1700 in...

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the 500 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/aero-commander/500.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 163

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N37CK Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
U.S. Virgin Islands
Standard 2026-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N129MB Aero Commander
500 S
Yellowfin Air Services LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2026-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N698R Aero Commander
500-B
Tsi Disaster Recovery LLC
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2026-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N17DL Aero Commander
500 S
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, Arizona
Standard 2026-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210HD Aero Commander
500 S
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, Arizona
Standard 2026-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4QS Aero Commander
500 S
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, Arizona
Standard 2026-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6369U Aero Commander
500-B
Specialty Aero Services LLC
Bayside, Wisconsin
Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N501TC Aero Commander
500-B
Courtney Aviation LLC
Columbia, California
Standard 2026-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N261ER Aero Commander
500-B
Central Airlines INC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2026-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N443WA Aero Commander
500-B
Central Airlines INC
Overland Park, Kansas
Standard 2026-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N818TE Aero Commander
500-B
Central Airlines INC
Leawood, Kansas
Standard 2026-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N922BS Aero Commander
500-B
Central Airlines INC
Leawood, Kansas
Standard 2026-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3UV Aero Commander
500 S
Ponderosa Aviation LLC
Safford, Arizona
Standard 2026-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N957JA Aero Commander
500 S
Cbmw LLC
Wise, Virginia
Standard 2026-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9383R Aero Commander
500-B
Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2025-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787RK Aero Commander
500 S
Epitrop Foundation
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2025-10-03 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N39GW Aero Commander
500 S
Kotalite Consultant LLC
West Palm Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9399R Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2025-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N760VR Aero Commander
500 S
Skyway II LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2025-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222LE Aero Commander
500-B
High View Air LLC
Driftwood, Texas
Standard 2025-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N741CA Aero Commander
500 S
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1010F Aero Commander
500-B
Hangar 10 Aviation LLC
Durant, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289GR Aero Commander
500
Aerocomm LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2024-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311PW Aero Commander
500-A
Quantic LLC
Morrisville, North Carolina
Standard 2024-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444TS Aero Commander
500 S
Uig Transport LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2024-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N107VC Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Puerto Rico
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9135N Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2024-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N532SA Aero Commander
500 S
2Flyshrike LLC
Miramar, Florida
Standard 2024-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6287X Aero Commander
500-A
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2024-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N329RS Aero Commander
500-B
Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N975AA Aero Commander
500 S
Emez Holdings LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2024-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N471D Aero Commander
500-A
Aero Food Imports LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2024-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500HM Aero Commander
500 S
Talos Aviation Group LLC
Blackstone, Virginia
Standard 2024-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611DW Aero Commander
500-B
Nav Solutions LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Standard 2024-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N730RF Aero Commander
500-B
Command Aero LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Standard 2024-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9397R Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67SS Aero Commander
500-U
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47AC Aero Commander
500 S
Reabe Aircraft Improvement INC
De Pere, Wisconsin
Standard 2023-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500SJ Aero Commander
500 S
Air Data Solutions LLC
Natchitoches, Louisiana
None on file 2023-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N526RJ Aero Commander
500-A
N526Rj LLC
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N234WM Aero Commander
500-A
Bay Area Skymaster LLC
Pasadena, Maryland
Standard 2023-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90JP Aero Commander
500 S
Aec Shrike LLC
Barrington, Illinois
Standard 2023-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16JC Aero Commander
500 S
Rl Equipment and Services LLC
Monument, Colorado
Standard 2023-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333BE Aero Commander
500-A
Ntn3N LLC
Titusville, Florida
Multiple 2023-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57084 Aero Commander
500 S
Sunflower Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N536SA Aero Commander
500 S
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500TU Aero Commander
500-A
Alpha Jets USA INC
Clarksville, Texas
Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N634CT Aero Commander
500 S
Corsair Aviation LLC
Yuba City, California
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N715LG Aero Commander
500-B
Guy Transportation LTD
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N543CB Aero Commander
500-B
Twin Aviation LLC
Coushatta, Louisiana
Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N121SP Aero Commander
500-B
Fl280 LLC
Deland, Florida
Standard 2023-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N799CE Aero Commander
500 S
Red Oar Aviation LLC
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7AC Aero Commander
500-B
Commander Quest LLC
San Luis Obispo, California
Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N915PR Aero Commander
500 S
Avialogia INC
Cancun,
Standard 2022-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N207AC Aero Commander
500-A
Sunflower Aerospace Holdings LLC
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500VE Aero Commander
500 S
Game On Aviation LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2022-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110WB Aero Commander
500-B
Ferrin Aviation LLC
Rome, Georgia
Standard 2022-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33PG Aero Commander
500 S
Foundation of Wayne Community College INC
Goldsboro, North Carolina
Standard 2022-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N151LT Aero Commander
500-B
Boss Dog LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
Standard 2022-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N112AA Aero Commander
500-B
Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2022-03-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6212X Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Louisiana
Special flight permit 2022-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411FS Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
U.S. Virgin Islands
Standard 2022-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500FT Aero Commander
500-B
Twin Aviation LLC
Coushatta, Louisiana
Standard 2022-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N202JH Aero Commander
500 S
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N811D Aero Commander
500-A
Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6164X Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69PT Aero Commander
500-B
Aerofix Structural Service LLC
Horn Lake, Mississippi
Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9177 Aero Commander
500 S
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57266 Aero Commander
500 S
Department of Public Safety
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Standard 2021-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313M Aero Commander
500-A
Bosco74 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N78345 Aero Commander
500-B
Peter Claire LTD
George Town,
Standard 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N917GT Aero Commander
500-B
Central Airlines INC
Leawood, Kansas
Standard 2021-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6127X Aero Commander
500-A
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757DD Aero Commander
500-U
Bosco74 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2021-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9096N Aero Commander
500 S
Stones River Aviation LLC
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Standard 2021-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N533SA Aero Commander
500 S
Spur Aviation Services Lc
Twin Falls, Idaho
Standard 2021-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N711NE Aero Commander
500
Commander Flight Group LLC
Charlotte, North Carolina
Standard 2021-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N801K Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800AC Aero Commander
500-A
Tango Gulf LLC
Naples, Florida
Standard 2021-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171Z Aero Commander
500-B
Caribbean Flyers LLC
New York, New York
Standard 2021-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6290B Aero Commander
500
Caribbean Shuttle LLC
Aventura, Florida
Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N444WA Aero Commander
500-A
Wiseman Aviation INC
Flagstaff, Arizona
Standard 2021-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N312EC Aero Commander
500
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8LX Aero Commander
500 S
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6277B Aero Commander
500
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2020-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N571DC Aero Commander
500 S
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2020-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6224X Aero Commander
500-B
N6224X LLC
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Standard 2020-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95AR Aero Commander
500-A
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2020-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55BZ Aero Commander
500-B
Dead Ant Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2020-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520DR Aero Commander
500-B
Dmgf LLC
Bertram, Texas
Special flight permit 2019-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1938S Aero Commander
500 S
Cavu Aviation LLC
North Yarmouth, Maine
Standard 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6157X Aero Commander
500-B
Bluesky Geospatial LTD
North Adams, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214JA Aero Commander
500 S
Der Aviation LLC
Dover, Tennessee
Standard 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N666KA Aero Commander
500-B
Beulah Ranch LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Standard 2019-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1151Z Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6215X Aero Commander
500-B
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2018-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N99LQ Aero Commander
500
Tab Associates INC DBA
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Standard 2018-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N161BL Aero Commander
500-B
Airborne Holdings INC
Midlothian, Texas
Standard 2018-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147F Aero Commander
500-B
Brown Helicopter INC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2018-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1176Z Aero Commander
500-B
Airborne Support INC
Bourg, Louisiana
Standard 2018-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes