# N4918: 1964 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- 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: 1482-173
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1964
- Last registry action: April 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A6173F
- Location: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9597° N, 94.0679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64011, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4918
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4918
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918-2012-12-10

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-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b.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 CHI97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA110), Apr 22, 1997: Gulfstream 500B (N4918), Mission, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA69D0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0174), Jan 8, 1969: Aero Comdr 500-B (N4918), Belgrade, MT, 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 19970422006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970422006279A), Apr 22, 1997: Gulstm 500B (N4918), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion on approach to mkc. Struck poleo on forced landing. Failed to have IFR fuel reserve.
- [Incident 19860414027239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414027239I), Apr 14, 1986: Gulstm 500B (N4918), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Right main gear dropped off taxiway into dirt. Nose gear struck taxiway edge and bent steering actuator rod.

## Other aircraft with N4918

- [Cancelled 1928-09-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918-1928-09-25): Gillis CRUSADER, S/N 41. Owner: [Gillis Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILLIS%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)

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