N1938S1973 Aero Commander 500 S
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Cavu Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- North Yarmouth, ME
- Certificate issued
- Nov 21, 2019
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 17, 1973
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Aero Commander
- Model
- 500 S
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 3167
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A176D1
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – nowCavu Aviation LLCNorth Yarmouth, ME · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · bracket · brokenDec 19, 2002
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF ENGINE FOR OVERHAUL, ALTERNATOR BELT TENSION BRACKET WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE END THAT IS BOLTED TO THE ENGINE NOSE CASE. ON THIS INSTALLATION A VIEW OF THAT TEND OF THE BRACKET IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE, WHEN THE BRACKET WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ALTERNATOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · mount · corrodedSep 15, 1995
CORROSION BETWEEN PLATE AND CAST BEAM ALL FOUR SIDES. AREA BETWEEN PLATE AND BEAM CAN HOLD MOISTURE. CORROSION LOCATED UNDER P/N 62003211 BLOCK. RECOMMEND REMOVE PLATES, CLEAN CORROSION. FILL WITH PRC AND REASSEMBLE. REPAIR WILL REQUIRE DER APPROVAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Power plant · mount · corrodedSep 15, 1995
FOUND MOUNT CORROSION BETWEEN PLATE AND CAST BEAM ON ALL FOUR SIDES. AREA BETWEEN PLATE AND BEAM CAN HOLD MOISTURE. RECOMMEND REMOVE PLATES, CLEAN CORROSION. FILL WITH PRC AND REASSEMBLE. REPAIR WILL REQUIRE DER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026