# N6170X: Aero Commander 500-A, registration cancelled 1971-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1971
- 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: 500A-1032-42
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1968
- Mode S code: A80B2D
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitehurst William J II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITEHURST%20WILLIAM%20J%20II)
- Location: [Williston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Williston)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6170X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6170X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170X-1971-03-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 MIA71AM053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM053), Dec 16, 1970: Aero Comdr 500-A (N6170X), Mcalpin, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0269), Nov 1, 1969: Aero Comdr 500-A (N6170X), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N6170X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6170X): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B-0372, built 1996

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