N4042X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 100-180 built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Aero Commander 100-180 cancelled June 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 5142
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 28, 1991
- Last FAA action
- August 21, 2007
- Last owner
- Quigley Guy S (Individual)
Chico, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N4042X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 100 · serial 5142
ISSUANCE OF AN IMPROPER (SPECIAL VFR) CLEARANCE BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER, WHILE THE VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN ONE MILE, CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, FAILURE OF THE CONTROLLER TO ADVISE THE PILOT OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site