# N609CE: 1987 Gremminger Greg 532 COMMANDER, registration cancelled 2002-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gremminger Greg 532 COMMANDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/gremminger-greg-532-commander) (registry code 13027HL)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 609
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2000
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A7E8E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Zigaitis Kestutis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIGAITIS%20KESTUTIS%20L)
- Location: [Fenton, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Fenton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5027° N, 90.4589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N609CE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=609CE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609CE-2002-05-02

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 Gremminger Greg 532 COMMANDER: https://openairdocs.org/model/gremminger-greg-532-commander.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 CHI01LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA278), Aug 12, 2001: Gremminger 532 Commander (N609CE), Ste. Genevieve, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel supply for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude and the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.

## 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 20010811038289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010811038289A), Aug 11, 2001: Amtr COMMANDER532 (N609CE), St.Genevieve, MO, No damage. (-23) Pilot and mechanic kestutis l. zigaitis had recently added a capacity type fuel gauge to supplement the difficult to see float fuel gauge. Gauge was…

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