Twin piston

N42NZ

1979 Commander 500S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
3322
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Morgan, CO
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1979 Commander 500S
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Registration record

N42NZ on the FAA register

Type
1979 Commander 500S (FAA: Rockwell International 500-S)
Serial
3322
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc
Fort Morgan, CO
Certificate issued
2020-05-28
Airworthiness date
2001-04-25
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FA8A
Mode S (octal)
51175212
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N42NZ.
  • 2001-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N42NZ

N42NZ is a 1979 Commander 500S (FAA model 500-S), serial number 3322. The FAA register lists Co Fire Aviation Leasing Inc as the registrant in Fort Morgan, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 28, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-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 April 25, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42NZ.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
825 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42NZ.

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.