# N97VB: 1975 Aero Commander 500 S, registration cancelled 2016-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 3233
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1998
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AD8329
- Owner when cancelled: [Clair Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAIR%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: St Thomas, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97VB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97VB-2016-09-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 ANC05FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05FA038), Feb 28, 2005: Aero Commander 500-S (N97VB), San Juan, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: The fuel truck operator's improper refueling of a gasoline engine powered airplane with jet (turbine) fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight, which resulted in a loss of power in both engines and…

## 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 20050228005979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050228005979A), Feb 28, 2005: Gulstm 500S (N97VB), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. (-23) On February 28, 2005, aircraft 97VB, commander 500S type aircraft, departed from lmm international airport, San Juan, PR to the island of virgin gorda.…
- [Incident 20001025019369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001025019369I), Oct 25, 2000: Gulstm 500S (N97VB), Virgin Gorda, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. (-23) During landing atr Virgin Gorda Airport and during the landing roll the unsafe landing gear horn sounded and the belly of the a/c touched the ground.…

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