# N4045: 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: February 5, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4045

## Aircraft that carried N4045

- [Cancelled 2022-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045-2022-02-05): Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD, S/N 1079, built 2010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Zeigler Corey M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEIGLER%20COREY%20M), [Harrisville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Harrisville)
- [Cancelled 1995-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045-1995-10-26): Great Lakes HOMEBUILT, S/N 6906F161B. Owner: [Connor Jack](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNOR%20JACK), [Radford, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Radford)

## NTSB investigations on N4045 (2)

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 ERA18TA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18TA076), Jan 28, 2018: Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L Hummingbird (N4045), Harrisville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of an electric fuel pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.
- [NTSB LAX92LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA234), Jun 4, 1992: Jacanin Great Lakes (N4045), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE FULL 'ON' SETTING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE LOCATION OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4045 (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.

- [Accident 20180128006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180128006169A), Jan 28, 2018: Vertical Aviation Technologies 260L HUMMINGBIRD (N4045), Harrisville, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed potsdam kptd around 3 pm on Sunday, January 28. I was about 6 miles from Harrisville on a direct course at 80 KTS and 500 feet AGL. I felt…
- [Accident 19920604018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920604018289A), Jun 4, 1992: Amtrgl GREATLAKES (N4045), Gila Bend, AZ, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Struck ground nose first on forced landing. No detentes on fuel valve. Not full on.

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