# N8473C: Aero Commander 500, registration cancelled 1971-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500-801
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1970
- Mode S code: AB9C9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Mission Drywall Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSION%20DRYWALL%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8473C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8473C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8473C-1971-04-30

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA71AS033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS033), Jan 9, 1971: Aero Comdr 500 (N8473C), Carson, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB SEA71FWG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG29), Oct 30, 1970: Aero Comdr 500 (N8473C), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8473C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8473C): Piper PA-32R-301, S/N 32R-8213014, built 1981

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