# N78376: Aero Commander 500-A, registration cancelled 1973-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1973
- 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-1275-98
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1969
- Mode S code: AA9F17
- Owner when cancelled: [Jocob Joseph E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOCOB%20JOSEPH%20E)
- Location: [Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Peoria)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78376
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78376
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78376-1973-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (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 CHI73AC043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC043), Oct 23, 1972: Aero Comdr 500-A (N78376), Pekin, IL, destroyed, 6 fatal

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