# N524HW: 1965 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1533-191
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1965
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1977
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A6988E
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Fairway, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fairway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0312° N, 94.6307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524HW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=524HW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524HW-2017-07-12

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 20001120SH006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001120SH006), Oct 25, 2000: CAPACITOR. BROKEN. PILOT COMPLAINT, SEVERE MAG DROP ON PRE-FLIGHT RUN UP. REPLACED MAGNETO AND PROBLEM WAS FIXED. INSPECTION OF OLD MAGNETO REVEALED BROKEN WIRE ON CAPACITORS AND 
- [SDR 20000711SH002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000711SH002), Jun 14, 2000: NUT. SEPARATED. LEFT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. FEATHERED IN-FLIGHT. DISASSEMBLED ENGINE. ROD, P/N 75061, ON NR 4 CYLINDER BROKEN AND IT LOOKS AS IF ONE NUT CAME LOOSE CAUSING T

## 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 CEN12LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA134), Jan 14, 2012: Aero Commander 500-B (N524HW), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which did not correctly identify the airplane’s fuel quantity before departure.

## 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 20120113001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120113001889A), Jan 13, 2012: Aero Commander 500-B (N524HW), Bartlesville, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft departed mkc for cuh, approximately 10 miles south of bvo both engines shutdown; pilot turned aircraft back towards bco and attempted landing;…
- [Incident 19990408021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990408021059I), Apr 8, 1999: Gulstm 500B (N524HW), Cleveland, OH. Pilot landed on wrong runway. Cleared to land on 23R. Landed on runway 23L.

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