# N3840C: Aero Commander 500, registration cancelled 1992-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 698
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1987
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A46C81
- Owner when cancelled: [Soul Turkey Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUL%20TURKEY%20INC)
- Location: [West Palm Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/West%20Palm%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6641° N, 80.0923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33406, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3840C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3840C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3840C-1992-06-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 MIA91LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA193), Aug 4, 1991: Aero Commander 500-698 (N3840C), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF POWER OF BOTH ENGINES FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FOLLOWED BY A DITCHING IN THE OCEAN.
- [NTSB UNK64X0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0460), Feb 5, 1964: Aero Comm 500 (N3840C), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910804062479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804062479A), Aug 4, 1991: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3840C), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed. Both engines quit after leaving Bahamas. Ditched in ocean and sank.
- [Incident 19860130020949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860130020949I), Jan 30, 1986: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N3840C), West Palm Beach, FL. Failed to follow taxi instructions after landing. Aircraft on takeoff had to abort.

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