N501TC V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N501TC is a 1960 Aero Commander 500-B (serial 500A-903-12), registered to Courtney Aviation LLC (LLC) in Columbia, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2033; the airworthiness certificate dates from December 1962 (63 years ago). It carries 2 Cont Motor I0-470 SERIES engines rated at 260 hp each (520 hp total), the engine on 5% of registered Aero Commander 500-Bs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A63F53. It is one of 85 Aero Commander 500-B aircraft on the FAA registry. Courtney Aviation LLC holds 8 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Courtney Aviation LLC

Owner type

LLC

Based in

Columbia, CA

Serial number

500A-903-12

Year built

1960 · 66 yrs old

Airworthiness class

1

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A63F53 · 51437523 octal

Certificate issued

Apr 21, 2026

Airworthiness date

Dec 13, 1962

Last FAA activity

Apr 21, 2026

Registration expires

Apr 30, 2033

FAA region

4

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

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Cont Motor I0-470 SERIES

Engine type

Reciprocating (Piston)

Rated power

260 hp × 2 (520 hp total)

Power per seat

74 hp

FAA engine code

17027

4 of the 81 registered Aero Commander 500-B carry this engine (5%), across 8 engine variants on the type.

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

Community facts about N501TC

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