Twin piston

N9QY

1979 Commander 500S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
3321
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Amelia Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Naples, FL
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1979 Commander 500S
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Registration record

N9QY on the FAA register

Type
1979 Commander 500S (FAA: Rockwell International 500-S)
Serial
3321
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Amelia Air LLC
Naples, FL
Certificate issued
2017-06-20
Airworthiness date
1994-12-02
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC6BEF
Mode S (octal)
53065757
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
825 nm
Cruise (type)
176 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N9QY.
  • 1994-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N9QY

N9QY is a 1979 Commander 500S (FAA model 500-S), serial number 3321. The FAA register lists Amelia Air LLC as the registrant in Naples, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2017 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-540 series engines and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 176 knots and a range of about 825 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 2, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9QY.

Cruise
176 kt
Range
825 nm
Fuel burn
32 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9QY.

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.