# N45022: 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 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45022

## Aircraft that carried N45022

- [Cancelled 2013-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45022-2013-06-18): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG1089, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sheppard Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20DEAN), [Novato, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Novato)

## NTSB investigations on N45022 (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 LAX94FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA004), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N45022), Petaluma, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT(S) INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN, WHILE APPROACHING THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. FACTORS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N45022 (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 19931003037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003037299A), Oct 3, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N45022), Petaluma, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. VFR approach at night while scud running. Flew into rising terrain approaching airport. Not IFR rated. Dark night.

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