# N64TS: 1964 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2004-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1442-156
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1964
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1992
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: A8649C
- Owners when cancelled: [Ciabattoni Joseph L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIABATTONI%20JOSEPH%20L), [Patrick Merlin G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATRICK%20MERLIN%20G)
- Location: [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1052° N, 117.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91786, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64TS-2004-06-03

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

## 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 LAX03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA168), May 29, 2003: Aero Commander 500B (N64TS), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with a wind shear just after liftoff.

## 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 20030528010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528010979A), May 28, 2003: Gulstm 500B (N64TS), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Prior to flight the pilot received a full weather brief, there was blue sky to the south, west was scattered clouds and to the east and north there was…
- [Incident 19791229000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229000279I), Dec 29, 1979: Rkwell 500B (N64TS), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Ran off side of runway due to failure of main gear outer bearing. Failure due to lack of lubrication.

## Other aircraft with N64TS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64TS): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0959, built 1981

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