# N8457C: 1959 Aero Commander 500, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 823
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1959
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1983
- Last registry action: March 16, 1991
- Mode S code: AB95BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawk Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWK%20AVIATION%20CORP)
- Location: [Homestead, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Homestead)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.4858° N, 80.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8457C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8457C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457C-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500.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 CHI76FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM55), Aug 22, 1976: Aero Comdr 500 (N8457C), Hastings, MI, destroyed

## 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 19840511027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840511027039A), May 11, 1984: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N8457C), Andros Island, Bahamas, Destroyed. Aircraft discovered crashed at rat cay. Pilot not identified. Owner not known.
- [Accident 19760822027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027989A), Aug 22, 1976: Rkwell 500RKWELL (N8457C), Hastings, MI, Substantial damage. Hole in frt of piston nr 3 cyl. Lt eng with reltd dmg to rings.

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