Twin piston

N741CA

1974 Aero Commander 500 S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
3191
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-E1B5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mechanicsburg, PA
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Registration record

N741CA on the FAA register

Type
1974 Aero Commander 500 S
Serial
3191
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540-E1B5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mechanicsburg, PA
Certificate issued
2025-03-15
Airworthiness date
2020-03-03
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9F674
Mode S (octal)
52373164
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

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N741CA to the current registrant.
  • 2020-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1996-08-13
    N741CA previously assigned to a Cessna 421C (s/n 421C0899); cancelled.
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N741CA

N741CA is a 1974 Aero Commander 500 S, serial number 3191. It is registered to an individual in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 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), dated March 3, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N741CA. 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

1994-02-10 Accident · San Antonio, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW94FA082
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421C — a different aircraft that carried the N741CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE AIRPLANE WITH JET FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN PREIGNITION AND/OR DETONATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF PISTONS IN BOTH ENGINES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF A RESTRICTIVE MATING NOZZLE ON THE REFUELING TRUCK.

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.