Twin piston

N159K

1959 Aero Commander 500

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1959
Serial
751
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Island Hopper Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Registration record

N159K on the FAA register

Type
1959 Aero Commander 500
Serial
751
Engines
2 × Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Island Hopper Air LLC
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2013-07-08
Airworthiness date
1959-05-27
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0EC7F
Mode S (octal)
50166177
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N159K.
  • 1959-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N159K

N159K is a 1959 Aero Commander 500, serial number 751. The FAA register lists Island Hopper Air LLC as the registrant in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming O-540 series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 27, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159K.

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.