N471D V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N471D is a 1962 Aero Commander 500-A (serial 500A-1240-70), registered to Aero Food Imports LLC (LLC) in Dover, DE. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2031; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1962 (64 years ago). It carries 2 Cont Motor IO-550-E engines rated at 300 hp each (600 hp total), the engine on 4% of registered Aero Commander 500-As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A5C51C. It is one of 23 Aero Commander 500-A aircraft on the FAA registry.

Registered owner

Aero Food Imports LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Dover, DE

Serial number

500A-1240-70

Year built

1962 · 64 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Normal

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A5C51C · 51342434 octal

Certificate issued

Apr 29, 2024

Airworthiness date

Aug 29, 1962

Last FAA activity

Jan 22, 2025

Registration expires

Apr 30, 2031

FAA region

1

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Cont Motor IO-550-E

Engine type

Reciprocating (Piston)

Rated power

300 hp × 2 (600 hp total)

Power per seat

86 hp

FAA engine code

17214

1 of the 23 registered Aero Commander 500-A carry this engine (4%), across 6 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N471D

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