Twin piston

N444CA

1964 Aero Commander 500B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1964
Serial
1458-162
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Central Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Leawood, KS
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Registration record

N444CA on the FAA register

Type
1964 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
1458-162
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Central Airlines Inc
Leawood, KS
Certificate issued
1976-10-06
Airworthiness date
1964-06-27
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A559AC
Mode S (octal)
51254654
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-17
    Accident at Chesterfield, MO; damage: destroyed.
  • 1976-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N444CA.
  • 1964-06-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N444CA

N444CA is a 1964 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 1458-162. The FAA register lists Central Airlines Inc as the registrant in Leawood, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 1976 and expires on July 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 June 27, 1964.

N444CA has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-17 Accident · Chesterfield, MO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN26FA140
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander 500-B
Preliminary report: On March 17, 2026, about 0024 central daylight time, an Aero Commander 500-B airplane, N444CA, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. Preliminary ADS-B data revealed that the airplane departed from runway 26L at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS), Chesterfield, Missouri, about 0021:51. The airplane subsequently entered a modified right traffic pattern for the departure runway. The airplane altitudes varied from about 500 ft msl to 850 ft msl during that time. The final data point was recorded at 0023:57. The accident site was…
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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.