Twin piston

N801K

1961 Aero Commander 500B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
500B-1094-57
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bluffton, SC
Registration record

N801K on the FAA register

Type
1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
500B-1094-57
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bluffton, SC
Certificate issued
2021-02-19
Airworthiness date
1961-08-07
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AAE675
Mode S (octal)
52563165
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N801K to the current registrant.
  • 1961-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1932-12-05
    N801K previously assigned to a Great Lakes 2T-1 (s/n 62); cancelled.
Overview

About N801K

N801K is a 1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 500B-1094-57. It is registered to an individual in Bluffton, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2021 and expires on February 29, 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, dated August 7, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N801K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N801K.

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.