# N140X: 1962 Aero Commander 500-A, registration cancelled 1972-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500A-1268-91
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1971
- Mode S code: A0A4BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor William W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20WILLIAM%20W)
- Location: [Safford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Safford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6999° N, 109.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85546, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140X-1972-07-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a.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 LAX72AL061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL061), Jun 2, 1972: Aero Comdr 500-A (N140X), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N140X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140X): Cessna 140, S/N 11387

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