# N73U: 1963 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2009-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS 1E15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3162
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 5, 1987
- Last registry action: December 19, 2006
- Mode S code: A9CA74
- Owner when cancelled: [Commonwealth Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMONWEALTH%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Daytona Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Daytona%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-2009-08-11

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 S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s.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 ERA09FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA303), May 25, 2009: Aero Commander 500 S (N73U), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.

## 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 20090525018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525018069A), May 25, 2009: Gulstm 500S (N73U), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The airplane impacted terrain short of runway 25R during a forced landing after takeoff. The pilot was seriously injured, and the pilot-rated passenger…

## Other aircraft with N73U

- [Cancelled 1972-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73U-1972-04-28): Cessna 120, S/N 13519. Owner: [Frazier Gene E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRAZIER%20GENE%20E), [Decatur, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Decatur)

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