# N2973F: 1969 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 1982-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3062
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1978
- Mode S code: A31242
- Owner when cancelled: [Kennedy John D & Kennedy Elizabeth J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNEDY%20JOHN%20D%20%26%20KENNEDY%20ELIZABETH%20J)
- Location: [Gallup, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Gallup)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5221° N, 108.7632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87301, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2973F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973F-1982-07-21

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 S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-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 DEN79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA008), Nov 17, 1978: Aero Comdr 500S (N2973F), Gallup, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19781117041969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117041969A), Nov 17, 1978: Rkwell 500S (N2973F), Gallup, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Frost on aircraft. Turbochargers not used on tkof.

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