# N54163: 1968 Aero Commander 680W, registration cancelled 2023-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2023
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 680W](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w) (registry code 0141716)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1774-12
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1968
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2008
- Last registry action: November 20, 2019
- Mode S code: A6DEE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Spur Aviation Services Lc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPUR%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LC)
- Location: [Twin Falls, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Twin%20Falls)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4006° N, 114.5249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83301, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54163
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54163-2023-01-12

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 680W: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680w.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR V8Z2009F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/V8Z2009F00001), Apr 29, 2009: FITTING. LOOSE. PILOT REPORTED THE NLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE WAS NOTED TO BE RELATED TO DAMAGE IN THE OVERCENTER DRAGBRACE MOUNTING AREA DUE TO MISHANDLING OF THE AIRCRAF
- [SDR V8Z2009F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/V8Z2009F00000), Apr 29, 2009: DRAG BRACE. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE WAS NOTED TO BE RELATED TO DAMAGE IN THE OVERCENTER DRAGBRACE MOUNTING AREA DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT
- [SDR 96ZZZX4333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4333), Aug 1, 1996: GENERATOR. BEARING FAILED. GENERATOR STOPPED OPERATING IN-FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, CHECKED STARTER/GENERATOR AND FOUND LOCKED UP.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20200928020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200928020069I), Sep 28, 2020: Aero Commander 680W (N54163), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. During landing on runway 35 at slc the pilot pulled both power levers into beta. Only the #2 engine went into beta mode causing the aircraft to veer to the…
- [Incident 20090429005209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429005209I), Apr 29, 2009: Gulstm 680W (N54163), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. On April 29, 2009, at approximately 1425 MDT, aircraft N54163, an aero commander model 680W,landed on runway 21 at Roswell industrial air center airport,…

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