# N900RA: 1970 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2002-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3070
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 14, 1987
- Last registry action: April 16, 2002
- Mode S code: AC70A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Commander Northwest Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMANDER%20NORTHWEST%20LTD)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=900RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900RA-2002-04-29

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.

ADs and bulletins for the Aero Commander 500 S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX2557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2557), Jun 2, 1998: MOUNT. CRACKED. CRACK IN AIRFRAME ACROSS AREA WHERE FLAP HINGE BRACKET BOLTS ON. FOUND ON RT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP SEGMENT, INBOARD MOUNT. CRACK VISABLE WITH NAKED EYE. CRACK 1.2

## 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 LAX02FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA031), Nov 21, 2001: Aero Commander 500S (N900RA), Eagleville, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with forecast mountain wave conditions, moderate or greater turbulence, and icing, with downdrafts that likely exceeded the climb capability of the airplane, which was…

## 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 20011121032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011121032329A), Nov 21, 2001: Gulstm 500S (N900RA), Eagleville, CA, No damage, 5 fatal. (.19) On November 21, 2001, at 1126 hours pacific standard time, an aero commander 500S, N900RA, collided with mountainous terrain on eagle peak near…

## Other aircraft with N900RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900RA): Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON, S/N 59, built 1967

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