Twin piston

N311PW

1961 Commander 500A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
500A-1106-54
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-520-E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Quantic LLC (LLC)
Based
Morrisville, NC
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Registration record

N311PW on the FAA register

Type
1961 Commander 500A (FAA: Aero Commander 500-A)
Serial
500A-1106-54
Engines
2 × Continental IO-520-E
Registered owner
Quantic LLC
Morrisville, NC
Certificate issued
2024-07-12
Airworthiness date
2014-09-12
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A34BE2
Mode S (octal)
50645742
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
936 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N311PW.
  • 2014-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N311PW

N311PW is a 1961 Commander 500A (FAA model 500-A), serial number 500A-1106-54. The FAA register lists Quantic LLC as the registrant in Morrisville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-520-E engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 936 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 12, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N311PW.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
936 nm
Fuel burn
28 gph

Published figures for the Commander 500A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N311PW.

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.