# N40TC: 1976 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2015-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- 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: 3091
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2001
- Last registry action: January 13, 2012
- Mode S code: A4ABF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ponderosa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONDEROSA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Safford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Safford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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/N40TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TC-2015-01-09

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3227), Aug 11, 1998: TIRE. SEPARATION. TIRE HAS SEVERE CORD SEPARATION BETWEEN TREAD.

## 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 WPR14FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA194), May 17, 2014: Aero Commander 500 S (N40TC), Fort Huachuca, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack after a total loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in…

## 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 20140517016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517016249A), May 17, 2014: Aero Commander 500 S (N40TC), Fort Hauchuca, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N40TC crashed after takeoff at fhu on 5/17/2014. The aircraft had normal run up and take off. At the end of the runway the landing gear was retracted. Soon…

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