Twin piston

N280MB

1975 Commander 500S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
3255
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
St David, AZ
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1975 Commander 500S
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Registration record

N280MB on the FAA register

Type
1975 Commander 500S (FAA: Rockwell International 500-S)
Serial
3255
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
St David, AZ
Certificate issued
2017-08-01
Airworthiness date
1993-07-06
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2CF10
Mode S (octal)
50547420
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N280MB.
  • 1993-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
Overview

About N280MB

N280MB is a 1975 Commander 500S (FAA model 500-S), serial number 3255. It is registered to an individual in St David, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-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), dated July 6, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N280MB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
825 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-07-07 Accident · Beaver Falls,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2707
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 500S — a different aircraft that carried the N280MB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CKED DURING LOW PASSES OVER FIELD.

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.