# N601MK: 1961 Aero Commander 500-A, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-a) (registry code 0141104)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500A-1073-47
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1971
- Certificate issued: October 13, 1993
- Last registry action: January 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A7CC13
- Owner when cancelled: [Mellor Michele](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELLOR%20MICHELE)
- Location: [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0615° N, 115.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89014, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601MK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=601MK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601MK-2013-06-04

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-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 SEA94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA121), May 20, 1994: Aero Commander 500A (N601MK), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK, INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT (PIC), AND BY THE NON-FLYING PILOT/PASSENGER INTENTIONALLY ALLOWING OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY (FUEL LEAK). A FACTOR…

## 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 19940519011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011739A), May 19, 1994: Gulstm 500A (N601MK), Livermore, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Idle for two yrs. Fuel leaking into wings. Observed goind down smoke and flames. Fuel caught fire.

## Other aircraft with N601MK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601MK): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23168

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