Twin piston

N9397R

1961 Aero Commander 500B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
500A-1008-36
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomington, IN
Registration record

N9397R on the FAA register

Type
1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA: Aero Commander 500-B)
Serial
500A-1008-36
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomington, IN
Certificate issued
2024-01-03
Airworthiness date
1961-03-16
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD0A75
Mode S (octal)
53205165
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N9397R.
  • 1961-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N9397R

N9397R is a 1961 Aero Commander 500B (FAA model 500-B), serial number 500A-1008-36. It is registered to an individual in Bloomington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 16, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9397R.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9397R.

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.