# N116CA: Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 1991-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500B113375
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 27, 1978
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A042B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Fairway, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fairway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9975° N, 94.6284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66208, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116CA-1991-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aero Commander 500-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX04), Dec 12, 1986: Aero Commander 500B (N116CA), Hagerstown, IN, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19861212067339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861212067339A), Dec 12, 1986: Gulstm 500B (N116CA), Hagerstown, IN, Destroyed. The aircraft struck trees while flying at low altitude at night. The pilot may have fallen asleep.

## Other aircraft with N116CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116CA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR, S/N 1116/US, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116CA-2018-01-09): Beech 36, S/N E-46, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [White Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116CA-undated): Lockheed 18-56, S/N 2472

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