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N79NU

Cancelled 2001

Deregistered aircraft · 1974 Aero Commander 500 S · Lycoming TI0-540 series

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Cancelled: November 19, 2001
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 3206
Year built: 1974
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-prop
Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date: September 9, 1974
Certificate issued: December 7, 1987
Last registry action: September 18, 2001
Mode S code: AAB6EB
Owner when cancelled: Hill Construction Corp
Location: San Juan, PR, RQ
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelAero Commander 500 STCDS 6A1 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTCDS E14EA · Turbo-prop

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N79NU and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB MIA96FA078Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportManati, PRFailure of the flight crew, for undetermined reasons, to recover from a stall and resulting uncontrolled descent. This resulted in the aircraft colliding with the terrain while in a 45-60 degree nose down attitude at a slow speed.Feb 11, 1996 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N79NU and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19960211001519APractice Training Manuevers · Manati, Puerto RicoObserved in slow flight. Low altitude stall and crash into swamp. CFI at controls.Feb 11, 1996 · Destroyed · 3 fatal Incident 19890429030849IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Isla De Culebra, PRFuel exhaustion on descent. Forced landing on an island. Tanks empty due to broken tube assembly.Apr 29, 1989