# N9038N: 1969 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2023-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500 S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-s) (registry code 0141107)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3050
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2012
- Last registry action: April 14, 2023
- Mode S code: AC7DCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Ash Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASH%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1958° N, 92.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70506, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9038N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9038N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9038N-2023-06-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR FTU2003F00006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FTU2003F00006), Apr 14, 2003: ENGINE. CONTAMINATED. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF SILVER PARTICILES WERE FOUND. OIL SUMP SCREEN WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECT
- [SDR 95ZZZX5958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5958), Sep 15, 1995: MOUNT. CORRODED. FOUND MOUNT CORROSION BETWEEN PLATE AND CAST BEAM ON ALL FOUR SIDES. AREA BETWEEN PLATE OF BEAM CAN HOLD MOISTURE. RECOMMEND REMOVE PLATES, CLEAN CORROSION, FIL
- [SDR 95ZZZX5766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5766), Sep 15, 1995: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION BETWEEN PLATE AND CAST BEAM ALL FOUR SIDES. AREA BETWEEN PLATE AND BEAM CAN HOLD MOISTURE. CORROSION LOCATED UNDER PN 62003211 BLOCK. RECOMMEND REMOVE
- [SDR 95ZZZX5707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5707), Sep 12, 1995: TRIM TAB RIB. CRACKED. DURING C/W SB 198A, PART I, CRACKS WERE FOUND RT FWD SCREW HOLE IN LEFT AND RIGHT RIBS ON BOTH TRIM TABS. FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE AND RIBS WERE REPAIRED/MODIFIED 

## 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 CEN21LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA298), Jun 25, 2021: Aero Commander 500 S (N9038N), Jennings, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.

## 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 20210625008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210625008199A), Jun 25, 2021: Aero Commander 500 S (N9038N), Jenning, LA, Substantial damage. When landing aircraft pilot failed to put landing gear level to down position, causing aircraft to skid off runwato the right, hit a berm and launched into a…

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