Twin piston

N520DR

1961 Aero Commander 500B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
1116-66
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-E1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dmgf LLC (LLC)
Based
Bertram, TX
Registration record

N520DR on the FAA register

Type
1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
1116-66
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-E1A5
Registered owner
Dmgf LLC
Bertram, TX
Certificate issued
2019-12-18
Airworthiness date
2014-03-07
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Special flight permit
Mode S (hex)
A68949
Mode S (octal)
51504511
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N520DR to the current registrant.
  • 2014-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (special flight permit category).
  • 2008-11-10
    N520DR previously assigned to a Cirrus SR20 (s/n 1491); cancelled.
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N520DR

N520DR is a 1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 1116-66. The FAA register lists Dmgf LLC as the registrant in Bertram, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540-E1A5 engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is special flight permit category, dated March 7, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N520DR.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N520DR.

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.