# N445M: 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: October 5, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=445M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445M

## Aircraft that carried N445M

- [Cancelled 2019-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445M-2019-10-05): Schleicher KA 6 CR, S/N 6506, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US Southwest Soaring Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20SOUTHWEST%20SOARING%20MUSEUM), [Moriarty, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Moriarty)
- [Cancelled 1931-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445M-1931-08-15): Detroit GULL, S/N 158. Owner: [Port Huron Glider Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORT%20HURON%20GLIDER%20CLUB), [Port Huron, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Port%20Huron)

## NTSB investigations on N445M (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 FTW96LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA330), Aug 3, 1996: Schleicher KA6-CR (N445M), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the dust restricting his visibility and the uneven terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N445M (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 19960803020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020759A), Aug 3, 1996: Schler KA6CR (N445M), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Glider lost control during launch, went into a ditch. (-23) glider landed on dirt road - tow plane landed also. Decided to tow glider and take off dirt road.…

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