N4QS V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N4QS is a 1968 Aero Commander 500 S (serial 1755-1), registered to Ponderosa Aviation LLC (LLC) in Safford, AZ. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2033; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 1968 (57 years ago). It carries 2 Lycoming TI0-540 SER engines rated at 310 hp each (620 hp total), the engine on 77% of registered Aero Commander 500 Ss. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A4A95E. It is one of 45 Aero Commander 500 S aircraft on the FAA registry. Ponderosa Aviation LLC holds 22 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Ponderosa Aviation LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Safford, AZ

Serial number

1755-1

Year built

1968 · 58 yrs old

Airworthiness class

1NU

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A4A95E · 51124536 octal

Certificate issued

May 14, 2026

Airworthiness date

Oct 2, 1968

Last FAA activity

May 14, 2026

Registration expires

May 31, 2033

FAA region

4

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

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Lycoming TI0-540 SER

Engine type

Turbo-prop

Rated power

310 hp × 2 (620 hp total)

Power per seat

89 hp

FAA engine code

41533

33 of the 43 registered Aero Commander 500 S carry this engine (77%), across 4 engine variants on the type.

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

Community facts about N4QS

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