# N743W: 1962 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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: 500B-1173-89
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1962
- Last registry action: September 16, 1987
- Mode S code: A9FFA3
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N743W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=743W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743W-2012-10-19

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN84FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA121), Mar 31, 1984: Aero Commander 500-B (N743W), Miles City, MT, destroyed

## 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 19840331065249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331065249A), Mar 31, 1984: Gulstm 500B (N743W), Miles City, MT, Destroyed. Flew into the ground during a VOR approach in a heavy snow shower. Failed to adhere to minimum descent altitude.

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