N8498C V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N8498C is a 1960 Aero Commander 500 (serial 848), registered to Air Margarita (corporation) in San Juan, PR. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires March 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from December 1959 (66 years ago). It carries 2 Lycoming 0-540 SERIES engines rated at 250 hp each (500 hp total), the engine on 92% of registered Aero Commander 500s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address ABA4BB. It is one of 12 Aero Commander 500 aircraft on the FAA registry.

Registered owner

Air Margarita

Owner type

Corporation

Based in

San Juan, PR RQ

Serial number

848

Year built

1960 · 66 yrs old

Airworthiness class

1

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

ABA4BB · 52722273 octal

Certificate issued

Mar 26, 2012

Airworthiness date

Dec 30, 1959

Last FAA activity

Apr 28, 2023

Registration expires

Mar 31, 2028

FAA region

7

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

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Lycoming 0-540 SERIES

Engine type

Reciprocating (Piston)

Rated power

250 hp × 2 (500 hp total)

Power per seat

71 hp

FAA engine code

41532

11 of the 12 registered Aero Commander 500 carry this engine (92%), across 2 engine variants on the type.

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

Community facts about N8498C

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