# N556BW: Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 1998-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1625215
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1997
- Last registry action: September 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A715E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Mgs Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MGS%20CORP)
- Location: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7325° N, 99.2297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78044, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=556BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N556BW-1998-09-01

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-B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b.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 FTW98FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA092), Jan 10, 1998: Aero Commander 500-B (N556BW), Ennis, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the flight crew to maintain minimum control speed (Vmc) during go-around from a single-engine approach, which resulted in loss of control and collision with power lines and the ground.…

## 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 19980110000179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980110000179A), Jan 10, 1998: Gulstm 500B (N556BW), Ennis, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot advised the acft had a fuel transfer prob and attempt to return to a nearby arpt. Ennis, TX. (-23) safety recommendation: AD on fuel pump of mg should be…

## Other aircraft with N556BW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556BW): Harrison Todd RANS S6 ES COYOTE II, S/N 1092369, built 2010

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