# N3815C: 1959 Aero Commander 500, registration cancelled 1981-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 771
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1976
- Mode S code: A4620B
- Owner when cancelled: [Iron Bird Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IRON%20BIRD%20INC)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3815C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3815C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3815C-1981-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500.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 MIA80DA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA002), Oct 4, 1979: Aero Comdr 500 (N3815C), Missing Aircraft, 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 19791004036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004036389A), Oct 4, 1979: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N3815C), FL, Destroyed. Became missing on over-water flight between Bahamas and west palm beach, Florida. Thunerstorms in area.

## Other aircraft with N3815C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3815C): Aviate Products RAPTOR, S/N AR00046

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