# N4578A: 1997 Anderson Douglas ANDERSON/PULSAR XP

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Anderson Douglas ANDERSON/PULSAR XP](https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-douglas-anderson-pulsar-xp) (registry code 05604VC, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 2001
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 1997
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1997
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A58F8E
- Registered owner: [Anderson Douglas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20DOUGLAS%20H)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8563° N, 96.8225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58103, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4578A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4578A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Anderson Douglas ANDERSON/PULSAR XP)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4578A.

## NTSB investigations on N4578A not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW68F0548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0548), Apr 13, 1968: Piper PA-18A (N4578A), Watonga, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N4578A.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Anderson Douglas ANDERSON/PULSAR XP aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-douglas-anderson-pulsar-xp/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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