# N4066X: Aero Commander 100-180, registration cancelled 1995-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 1995
- 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: 5166
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1992
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A4C62B
- Owners when cancelled: [Platt Philemon K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLATT%20PHILEMON%20K), [Platt Norma C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLATT%20NORMA%20C)
- Location: [Ocracoke, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Ocracoke)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0732° N, 75.9985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27960, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4066X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4066X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4066X-1995-12-07

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6419), Aug 11, 1995: WINDSHIELD. DEPARTED. CENTER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE; EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN THE SALT MARSH. AIRCRAFT

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL95LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA152), Aug 11, 1995: Aero Commander 100-180 (N4066X), Ocracoke, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD WHICH PRECLUDED MAINTAINING LEVEL FLIGHT DUE TO INCREASED AERODYNAMIC DRAG.
- [NTSB MKC72DCJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCJ09), Jul 26, 1971: Aero Comdr 100 (N4066X), Atkinson, NE, substantial damage

## 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 19950811023049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950811023049A), Aug 11, 1995: Slinds 100180 (N4066X), Hatteras, NC, Substantial damage. Wind shield imploded in flight. Forced open door. Landed in swamp. Nosed over. Crack in windshield prior implosion.

## Other aircraft with N4066X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4066X): Cameron Balloons US O-90, S/N 6216, built 1999

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