# N9382R: 1960 Aero Commander 500-B, registration cancelled 2003-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2003
- Exported to: Venezuela
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A1), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 500A-899-8
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1960
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1989
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: AD060F
- Owner when cancelled: [Corporate Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORPORATE%20AIR)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9382R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9382R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9382R-2003-07-21

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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 2003F00010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00010), Feb 26, 2002: MAGNETO. FAILED. BIL - FLT 1599 - DURING CRUISE AT 12,000 FEET, LEFT ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. ATC WAS CONTACTED, AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCR
- [SDR 97ZZZX1190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1190), Feb 26, 1997: BEARING. CRACKED. BLADE BEARING RACE, P/N A971, FOUND CRACKED. CAME IN FOR TBO (135 OP.). HAD NO PROBLEMS ON AIRCRAFT.
- [SDR 97ZZZX1189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1189), Feb 26, 1997: BEARING. CRACKED. BLADE BEARING RACE, P/N A971, FOUND CRACKED. PROP CAME IN FOR TBO (135 OP.). HAD NO PROBLEMS ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA98LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA073), May 9, 1998: Aero Commander 500-A (N9382R), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the main landing gear strut outer-body to inner-body needle bearing from the lack of lubrication and the development of corrosion. An inadequate manufacturer's inspection program was a…

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Incident 20020226002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226002909I), Feb 26, 2002: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Billings, MT. (-23) During cruise at 12,000 ft. the LH engine began to surge and the aircraft yawed left and the pilot noticed the left engine running rough. Occurrence…
- [Accident 19980509015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980509015569A), May 9, 1998: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Left main landing gear would not extend or retract. Upon landing, left gear collapsed with resulting damage to underside of aircraft. The cause of…
- [Incident 19940210049049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210049049I), Feb 10, 1994: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. The pilot of an aero commander AC-500 was maneuvering the aricraft from the non movement area to the taxi, run up area for the purpose of performing the de-ice…
- [Incident 19850719042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719042679I), Jul 19, 1985: Gulstm 500A (N9382R), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Gear was retracted instead of flaps during landing rollout.
- [Incident 19801223087989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801223087989I), Dec 23, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N9382R), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Unable to extend left gear before landing. Gear was hung on gear door due to low strut extension.

## Other aircraft with N9382R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9382R): Powrachute PEGASUS, S/N A449PEG, built 2007

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