# N61BH: 1960 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500B-955-30
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 4, 1960
- Last registry action: June 11, 1999
- Mode S code: A7EC86
- Location: [Griffin, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Griffin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2044° N, 84.2397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30224, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61BH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61BH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61BH-2013-08-05

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19881126065589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881126065589I), Nov 26, 1988: Gulstm 500B (N61BH), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower gear and landed with gear up. Headset muffled gear warning horn to sound like stall warning horn.
- [Incident 19780317013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013519I), Mar 17, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N61BH), Orange, CA, Minor damage. Pilot encountered wake vortex on final. Retracted gear, then decided to land. Extended gear too late.

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