Twin piston

N531SA

1969 Aero Commander 500 S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
3059
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc (LLC)
Based
Twin Falls, ID
Registration record

N531SA on the FAA register

Type
1969 Aero Commander 500 S
Serial
3059
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Spur Aviation Services Lc
Twin Falls, ID
Certificate issued
2001-10-30
Airworthiness date
1969-09-30
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6B5B5
Mode S (octal)
51532665
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N531SA.
  • 1969-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N531SA

N531SA is a 1969 Aero Commander 500 S, serial number 3059. The FAA register lists Spur Aviation Services Lc as the registrant in Twin Falls, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2001 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 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 (normal, utility), dated September 30, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N531SA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
936 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-12-30 Incident · Norfolk,Va, 46 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0018
Reported aircraft: Convair 580 — a different aircraft that carried the N531SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OATING,TORQUETUBE RIVETS SHEARED.ELEV VIB OTR FLTS

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.