Aircraft Description
N8498C is a 1960 Aero Commander 500, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Air Margarita in San Juan, PR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 30, 1959. The registration certificate was issued on March 26, 2012. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-540 SERIES engine producing 250 horsepower, N8498C is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA4BB (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8498C was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 18.4243, -66.0163 on March 14, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8498C was last updated on April 28, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Aero Commander is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 791 Aero Commander aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 500 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8498C. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC