1 / 23 · 🔍 click to zoom
1976 COMMANDER 500S
Starts from the median asking price of 575 comparable Multi-Engine Piston listings ($280,888), then adjusts for:
- Year -2 vs comparable listings -3.0%
- Airframe time +889 hr vs comps -1.8%
- Engine time -60 hr vs comps +0.8%
- Modern GPS navigator (68% of comps) +4.4%
- Autopilot (72% of comps) +0.8%
- No ADS-B (65% of comps have one) -1.7%
- 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 | Commander 500S |
|---|---|
| Type | Multi-Engine Piston |
| Airframe time | 6,200 hrs |
| Engine time | 640 SMOH |
| Avionics / GPS | Garmin GNS 430 |
| Avionics / Audio panel | Garmin GMA345 |
| Avionics / GPS / nav | GNS 430W |
| Avionics / Autopilot | S-Tec |
| Inspection | Annual |
Engines & propellers
Engine
- Time since major overhaul
- 1600 hrs
Decoded from the seller's description — verify against logbooks.
Description
Detailed Description RARE OPPORTUNITY to purchase a late model Shrike Commander. Meticulously owned and maintained by the same owner for the last 28 years, Always hangered. Comprehensive logs and records. Fresh Annual 01/26. Many upgrades. Freon A/C, extended baggage. Great Paint and Interior. LED Lights. Too much to list.... Inspection Status: Fresh Annual Inspection 01/2026 36- month spar Airframe: 6200 Hours Total Time 6750lb Max Takeoff Weight 5128lb Basic Empty Weight 1622lb Useful Load 156 gal Fuel Capacity Volume Complete Logs Winglets Notes: No major damage history, 36 month spar. All AD's up to date. Fresh Annual 01/26. Paint 8/10. Mods Include: Frameless pilot windows, tinted cabin windows, reco lights, split nose bowls with lights, exhaust deflectors, flap-gap seals recently overhauled heater and hydraulic system, hoses. All exterior lights are LED except for strobes. De-ice boots, Freon A/C (electrically operated to allow ground cooling), extended baggage. Interior is 8/10, leather seats, wool carpeting, suede headliner. Executive table, bar. 6 place intercom. Charging ports in cabin ad cockpit.
Modifications
Engine(s): Engine 1: LYCOMING IO-540-E1B5 290 HP 640 SMOH 1600 TBO Engine 2: LYCOMING IO-540-E1B5 290 HP 840 SMOH (2012) 1600 TBO Prop(s): Prop 1: Hartzell Aluminum Composition 3 Blades Prop 2: Hartzell Aluminum Composition 3 Blades Modifications/Conversions: Freon A/C Aircenter Frameless Pilot Copilot windows Aircenter Split Nose Bowls with Lights Aircenter Exhaust Deflectors Flap Gap Seals LED Lighting Unfeathering Accumulator
Avionics
Avionics: New GMA 345 Audio Panel, GNS 430W(2), Transponder, Copilot G5, WX-500, RDR-81 Color Radar, Radar Altimeter, Custom Annunciator panel w/ Master Caution, Garmin 496 Hardwired. S-Tec Autopilot w/ altitude preselect, JPI Engine monitor. 6 place intercom, multiple charging ports- cockpit and cabin. Flat card compass, Davtron clock/timer. Custom powder coated panel. Color coordinated switches. Additional Equipment: Freon A/C, De-Ice Boots. Extended baggage. Medeco Security Locks
Recommended avionics upgrades
A GNS 430 upgrades naturally to the GTN 650Xi — same footprint, touchscreen GPS/nav/comm with LPV approaches.
See prices & suppliers ›No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.
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)
Checking FAA service difficulty reports…
Airworthiness Directives (ADs)
Checking airworthiness directives…
Operating costs & specifications — Commander 500
Typical model-level figures for the Commander 500 (not this specific airframe).
Performance & dimensions
| Range | 955 nm |
|---|---|
| Cruise speed | 177 kts · 204 mph |
| Takeoff / landing | 1000.0 / 950.0 |
About this plane
Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The 500 seats up to 6 passengers plus 1 pilot.
Previous listing for N507JP
1976 COMMANDER 500S
- Then asking
- $450k
- Airframe
- 6,200 hrs
Range from base
Still-air range ring — type an aircraft to change it. Compare aircraft on the Range tool ›
Last flight
Actual flight path from FlightAware for N507JP. More flight tracking ›
