Twin piston

N161BL

1965 Aero Commander 500B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
1551-197
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Airborne Holdings Inc (Corporation)
Based
Midlothian, TX
Registration record

N161BL on the FAA register

Type
1965 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
1551-197
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Airborne Holdings Inc
Midlothian, TX
Certificate issued
2018-08-21
Airworthiness date
1965-09-18
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F589
Mode S (octal)
50172611
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N161BL.
  • 1965-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N161BL

N161BL is a 1965 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 1551-197. The FAA register lists Airborne Holdings Inc as the registrant in Midlothian, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 18, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N161BL.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N161BL.

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.