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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aero Commander
Model
500-B
Year
1965
Serial number
1574
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
A67816
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
1985 – nowCentral Airlines INCLeawood, KS · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 27, 2020 · Opalocka, FL
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction and his delayed go-around, which allowed the airplane to get too low and contact the runway with the landing gear retracted.
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.
Landing gear · tube · tornOct 12, 2006
NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT ON LANDING. PILOT HAD SHIMMY AND VIBRATION ON ROLL-OUT. IN TRYING TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY, THE TIRE ROLLED OFF THE RIM AND BROKE THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACE AND AIRCRAFT PUT BACK IN SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Landing gear · clevis pin · brokenApr 17, 2006
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOCK ALL THE WAY. NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS NOT ON. RETRACT ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN AT TOP END AND INTERFERED WITH DRAG BRACE MOVEMENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
NR 2 CYLINDER BASE DEVELOPED OIL LEAK AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. ONE CYLINDER BASE STUD WAS BROKEN AND 5 OTHERS, THE NUTS BACKED OFF DUE TOTHE STUDS LOOSENING IN THE CASE. THE STUDES WOULD NOT TIGHTEN INTO CASE DUE TO WHAT SEEMS SOFT CRANKCASE MATERIAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.