# N260AC: 1970 Rockwell International 500-S, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rockwell International 500-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (registry code 7630410)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3085
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1992
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A27F00
- Owners when cancelled: [Hart Timothy S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20TIMOTHY%20S%20DBA), [Hart Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Collegedale, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Collegedale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0472° N, 85.0516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260AC-2017-04-07

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 Rockwell International 500-S: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s.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 LAX91LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA313), Jul 15, 1991: Rockwell 500S (N260AC), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REFUELING. THE FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO PUBLISH THE REFUELING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL, THE INADEQUATE…

## 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 19910714027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027129A), Jul 14, 1991: Gulstm 500S (N260AC), Kahului, HI, Substantial damage. Both engines quit. Ditched in ocean near shore. Possibly not refueled properly last refueling.

## Other aircraft with N260AC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260AC): Boeing 737-800, S/N 33597, built 2006

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