# N3609X: 1968 Aero Commander 100-180, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 5083
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 27, 2006
- Mode S code: A40FF5
- Location: [Cove, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Cove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3548° N, 117.7571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97824, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3609X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3609X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3609X-2012-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aero Commander 100-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20031221035019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221035019I), Dec 21, 2003: Slinds 100180 (N3609X), Cove, OR, Minor damage. (-23) During a landing in a field the aircraft landing gear broke. Investigation of the incident revealed that the landing gear lower assembly broke off about…

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