# N4017X: Aero Commander 100-180, registration cancelled 1993-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 100-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (registry code 0140208)
- Serial number: 5150
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1983
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A4B3BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Rouse Gerald F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROUSE%20GERALD%20F)
- Location: [Gaylord, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Gaylord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9981° N, 84.6704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49735, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4017X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017X-1993-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA123), Mar 28, 1993: Rockwell 100 (N4017X), Topinabee, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total loss of engine power due to failure of the oil line to the oil pressure gauge. A factor relating to the accident was no suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.

## 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.

- [Accident 19930328006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328006979A), Mar 28, 1993: Slinds 100180 (N4017X), Topinabee, MI, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Struck tree landing on a road. Oil pressure gauge line broke. Oil covered fuselage bottom.

## Other aircraft with N4017X

- [Cancelled 2021-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017X-2021-09-22): Andrew Philip Richardson DBA LD S, S/N 237. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Richardson Andrew P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20ANDREW%20P), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- [Cancelled 2009-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017X-2009-03-23): MD Helicopters MD 900, S/N 900-00131, built 2008. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Md Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

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