# N543AN: Aero Commander 500-A, registration cancelled 1998-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500A90817
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1996
- Last registry action: July 12, 1996
- Mode S code: A6E31E
- Owner when cancelled: [Dent Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENT%20ROBERT%20K)
- Location: [Wrangell, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wrangell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 56.2215° N, 131.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99929, within about 28 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N543AN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=543AN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543AN-1998-06-18

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-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a.md

## 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 ANC97FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97FA143), Sep 6, 1997: Aero Commander AC-500A (N543AN), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The rupture of the right engine fuel supply line as a result of inadequate inspection by the pilot/mechanic, and the pilot's excessive pull up which resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of…

## 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 19970906025549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906025549A), Sep 6, 1997: Gulstm 500A (N543AN), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft broke up in flight. Cause of breakup begin investigated. (From .4) the aircraft had an in-flight breakup when the left wing and tail section…
- [Incident 19960402021469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960402021469I), Apr 2, 1996: Gulstm 500A (N543AN), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that on a flight from lafayette, la to albuquerque, n.m. he stopped and refueled at okmulgee, Oklahoma. He then departed okmulgee…

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