# N345DL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: December 16, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345DL

## Aircraft that carried N345DL

- [Cancelled 2022-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345DL-2022-12-16): Leeper Damon L RV-4, S/N 1345, built 1994. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N345DL (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 WPR21LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA176), Apr 15, 2021: Vans RV4 (N345DL), Oljato-Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while compensating for a downdraft during landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway on soft terrain and nosing over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N345DL (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 20210414006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210414006009A), Apr 14, 2021: Leeper Damon L RV-4 (N345DL), Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying from sez to UT25 with two other aircraft. Upon approach at UT25 winds were variable with gusting crosswinds. Pilot followed other two aircraft…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.