# N4517X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 12, 1984
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4517X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4517X

## Aircraft that carried N4517X

- [Cancelled 1984-07-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4517X-1984-07-12): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-7610034, built 1975. Owner: [Kendall Haynes L Jr Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENDALL%20HAYNES%20L%20JR%20ET%20AL), [South Laguna, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/South%20Laguna)

## NTSB investigations on N4517X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA055), Feb 17, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N4517X), Palmdale, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4517X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800217003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003219A), Feb 17, 1980: Piper PA28235 (N4517X), Palmdale, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot could not maintain altitude during IFR flight & crashed into mountainous area. Turbulence was forcast.

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