1973 Commander 500 SMulti-Engine Piston Aircraft • Tucson, AZ, USA
This 1973 Aero Commander 500 S, registration N500HM, is a Shrike featuring the desirable Merlyn (MPi) 350 HP conversion under STC SA5969NM. The conversion swaps in twin Lycoming TIO-540-J2B(D) engines, each delivering 350 horsepower with a 2,000-hour TBO, and allows for a max gross takeoff weight of 8,800 lbs and total fuel capacity of 244 gallons. The airframe has 6,223 total hours, with the left engine at 1,369 hours SMOH and the right at 1,383 hours SMOH; the right propeller was IRAN'd at the current annual, and the right engine has a newly overhauled fuel servo and mechanical fuel pump, along with a turbocharger replaced about 150 hours...
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Specifications
- Category
- Multi-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Business, Aerial Surveying, Utility
- Flight Rules
- IFR
- Useful Load
- 3,222 lbs
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 6,223 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 1,369 hrs (SMOH)
- Engine 2 Time
- 1,385 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 1 Time
- 1,369 hrs (SMOH)
- Prop 2 Time
- 1,385 hrs (SMOH)
- Inspection Status
- Currently in Annual Inspection; Completion Expected July 2026
Avionics
GPS
Garmin GNS 430W - GNS (WAAS GPS/NAV/COM)
Comms
Garmin GTR 205 - COM Radio
Audio
Garmin GMA 340 - GMA Audio Panel
ADSB
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX Transponder ADS-B Out
ADS-B In
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX Transponder ADS-B Out
EMS
Insight G4 - Twin-Engine Graphic Monitor
Additional Equipment
Fuel Flow Totalizer
Shadin Digital Fuel Flow/Totalizer; Digital RPM Gauges
Oxygen System
New Oxygen Bottle Installed, but a leak must be located before O2 use
Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning Installed but has a refrigerant leak - currently used as a strong cabin fan, not for cooling
De-ice Boots
Wing/Empennage De-ice Boots Installed but Inoperative
Survey Camera Hatch
Survey Camera Bay: ~25 x 22 in. D-shaped opening, right side of fuselage aft of the copilot; closable by design - Aerial Survey Camera Hatch / Camera Hole STC for special mission and mapping
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 2
- Engine Make
- Lycoming
- Engine Model
- TIO-540-J2B(D)
- Engine Power
- 350 HP
Asking Price
$330,000
Aircraft Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Jul 1, 2026: $330,000(+$5,000) - trade-a-plane
Jul 1, 2025: $325,000 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$330,000
Aircraft Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Jul 1, 2026: $330,000(+$5,000) - trade-a-plane
Jul 1, 2025: $325,000 - trade-a-plane
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- 3,922 hrs
- Engine Time
- 749 | 749 hrs
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1976 Commander 500S
- Total Time
- 6,200 hrs
- Engine Time
- 640 | 840 hrs
- Prop Time
- Unspecified
- Tail #
- N507JP
- Flight Rules
- N/a
- Useful Load
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1969 Commander 500
- Total Time
- 6,375 hrs
- Engine Time
- 651 | 651 hrs
- Prop Time
- 48 | 48 hrs
- Tail #
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1962 Commander 500A
- Total Time
- 4,000 hrs
- Engine Time
- 650 | 650 hrs
- Prop Time
- 10 | 10 hrs
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1961 Commander 500B
- Total Time
- 6,685 hrs
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- Flight Rules
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Asking Price
$330,000