N615MT1960 Aero Commander 500-B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Central Airlines INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Leawood, KS
- Certificate issued
- Jul 12, 1985
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 19, 1960
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-B
- Year
- 1960
- Serial number
- 500B-911-2
- 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
- A80276
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 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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 · stud · brokenFeb 27, 1998
LEFT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER BROKE 6 OF THE 8 STUDS HOLDING IT TO THE CRANKCASE. THIS RESULTED IN OIL LEAK AND CYLINDER FLANGE AND SKIRT BREAKING. TWO REMAINING STUDS AND NUTS WERE STILL SECURE. AFTER LOSS OF OIL, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. ENGINE WAS CAGED AND A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE ON REMAINING ENGINE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedMar 11, 1996
NR 2 CYLINDER BROKE AT BASE. CYLINDER CAME LOOSE FROM THE CRANKCASE CAUSING ENGINE VIBRATION. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE IN-FLIGHT. ON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND CRANKCASE AND PISTON DAMAGED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.
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