Twin piston

N106FW

1978 Commander 500S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
3305
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (Government)
Based
Lakeland, FL
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1978 Commander 500S
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Registration record

N106FW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Commander 500S (FAA: Rockwell International 500-S)
Serial
3305
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Lakeland, FL
Certificate issued
2021-02-03
Airworthiness date
1978-02-08
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A01B90
Mode S (octal)
50015620
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
825 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N106FW.
  • 1978-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N106FW

N106FW is a 1978 Commander 500S (FAA model 500-S), serial number 3305. The FAA register lists Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission as the registrant in Lakeland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 825 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated February 8, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N106FW.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
825 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N106FW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.