Twin piston

N23BQ

1961 Aero Commander 500B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
500A-1065-46
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Overland Park, KS
Registration record

N23BQ on the FAA register

Type
1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
500A-1065-46
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Central Airlines Inc
Overland Park, KS
Certificate issued
1979-02-13
Airworthiness date
1962-01-17
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2064F
Mode S (octal)
50403117
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).
  • 1979-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N23BQ.
  • 1962-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N23BQ

N23BQ is a 1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 500A-1065-46. The FAA register lists Central Airlines Inc as the registrant in Overland Park, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 1979 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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, dated January 17, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N23BQ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N23BQ.

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.