# N2045U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2045U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2045U

## Aircraft that carried N2045U

- [Cancelled 2013-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2045U-2013-07-02): Cameron Balloons US O-84, S/N 5403, built 1988. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smatana Bernard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMATANA%20BERNARD%20F), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled 1973-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2045U-1973-07-16): Maule M-4-220C, S/N 2039C. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Coder John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODER%20JOHN%20R), [Williamsport, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Williamsport)

## NTSB investigations on N2045U (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 LAX84LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA172), Jan 28, 1984: Bell 206L-1 (N2045U), Camarillo, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2045U (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 19840128004379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128004379A), Jan 28, 1984: Bell 206L (N2045U), Camarillo, CA, Destroyed. Student had been drinking. Attempted takeoff to show friends he could fly. Helicopter rolled over and tore apart.

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