# N500RA: 1972 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2013-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3127
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2001
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A63B68
- Owner when cancelled: [National Air And Space Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20AND%20SPACE%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8901° N, 77.0272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20560, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500RA-2013-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19920611022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611022449I), Jun 11, 1992: Gulstm 500S (N500RA), Peoria, IL, Minor damage. While being guided by a line person aircraft struck a pole. Minor damage to right wing.
- [Incident 19900729039199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729039199I), Jul 29, 1990: Gulstm 500S (N500RA), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend during dead stick landing. Unable to start both engines before nose struck runway.
- [Incident 19840505042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505042259I), May 5, 1984: Gulstm 500S (N500RA), York, PA, Minor damage. Hit top wire of a series of wires across the aerobatic area. Was performing his aerobatic routine.

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