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1976 AERO COMMANDER 500 S
Starts from the median asking price of 14 comparable AERO Multi-Engine Piston listings ($354,000), then adjusts for:
- Year -5 vs comparable listings -8.2%
- Airframe time +213 hr vs comps -0.4%
- Engine time +190 hr vs comps -2.7%
- No Modern GPS navigator (79% of comps have one) -10.9%
- Autopilot (79% of comps) +0.6%
- ADS-B (57% of comps) +1.1%
- Market supply: 2 for sale of 19 FAA-registered -3.8%
Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.
Overview
| Make / Model | AERO COMMANDER 500 S |
|---|---|
| Type | Multi-Engine Piston |
| Airframe time | 3,627 hrs |
| Engine time | 1127 SMOH |
| Avionics / Nav / com radio | King KX 155 |
| Avionics / Autopilot | Century III |
| Avionics / ADF | KR-87 |
| Inspection | Annual |
Description
Detailed Description Beautiful low time beautiful Shrike with the Permanent Spar MOD. No costly Ultrasonic Spar inspections! Only 3627.7 hours since it took off from the Wiley Post Airport on its maiden Test Flight!, 1,127.5 hours on 1600 TBO engines, 147.9 hours since prop overhaul, just completed an extensive & very expensive Annual Inspection. See invoice under Documents and Aircraft Records. Flap Gap Seals for extra speed! Cleveland Wheel & Brakes Polished Spinners Inertia Reel Crew Shoulder Harness mod Shaden Electronic Fuel Computer Extended Baggage Mod. 500 pound load capacity. Great for golf clubs, fly rods and shotguns. One of the lowest time Shrikes in the world. Replacement Spar Cap completed on March 8, 1995 by the Service Center OKC.
Modifications
Lycoming IO-540, 290HP Engines. 1,127.5 SMOH on 1600 hour TBO Hartzel 3 blade props with only 147.9 hours since overhaul. Both Engine's O/H by D & B Aircraft Engines on 02/07/1995 491 hours sinceTop Overhaul with 6 Factory New Cylinders on both engines GEM model 610 digital engine monitoring system.
Avionics
New Garmin Audio Panel with 5 place intercom Garmin GNC 430W King KX-155 Nav/Com King KCS-55 Slaved HSI Dual Garmin ADSB IN/Out Transponder's King KR-87 ADF King Radar Altimeter Century III Autopilot with Alitude Hold and Glide Slope coupler Electric Trim
Recommended avionics upgrades
A GNS 430 upgrades naturally to the GTN 650Xi — same footprint, touchscreen GPS/nav/comm with LPV approaches.
See prices & suppliers ›Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.
Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)
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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
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Previous listing for N42MS
1976 COMMANDER 500S
- Then asking
- $450k
- Airframe
- 3,627 hrs
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Last flight
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