Twin piston

N444WA

1961 Commander 500A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
1130-60
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wiseman Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Flagstaff, AZ
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Registration record

N444WA on the FAA register

Type
1961 Commander 500A (FAA: Aero Commander 500-A)
Serial
1130-60
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Wiseman Aviation Inc
Flagstaff, AZ
Certificate issued
2021-01-06
Airworthiness date
1962-01-02
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A55B6E
Mode S (octal)
51255556
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N444WA to the current registrant.
  • 2017-02-28
    N444WA previously assigned to a Commander 500A (s/n 1272-95); cancelled.
  • 1962-01-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N444WA

N444WA is a 1961 Commander 500A (FAA model 500-A), serial number 1130-60. The FAA register lists Wiseman Aviation Inc as the registrant in Flagstaff, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series 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, dated January 2, 1962.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N444WA.

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 N444WA.

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.