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Aero Commander 500-B · 1962 · George Town
N78345 is a 1962 Aero Commander 500-B (serial 500B-1237-107), registered to Peter Claire Ltd (partnership) in George Town. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires July 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from September 1962 (64 years ago). It carries 2 Lycoming IO-540-B1A5 engines rated at 290 hp each (580 hp total), the engine on 2% of registered Aero Commander 500-Bs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AA9EAD. It is one of 85 Aero Commander 500-B aircraft on the FAA registry. Peter Claire Ltd holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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2 of the 81 registered Aero Commander 500-B carry this engine (2%), across 8 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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