# N44ME: 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: June 4, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44ME

## Aircraft that carried N44ME

- [Cancelled 2013-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ME-2013-06-04): Lehman Douglas RV 4, S/N 397. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lehman Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEHMAN%20DOUGLAS), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## NTSB investigations on N44ME (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 LAX89DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ04), Jan 22, 1989: Lehman/Jerrell Vans RV-4 (N44ME), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT IN ATTEMPTING AND THEN IMPROPERLY PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN TO THE GROUND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N44ME (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 19890122000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122000929A), Jan 22, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N44ME), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Held down low after takeoff, pulled up steeply at end of runway. Rolled over and dived into ground.

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