# N45540: 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: July 6, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45540

## Aircraft that carried N45540

- [Cancelled 2004-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45540-2004-07-06): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8309001. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Palace Aviation Investment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALACE%20AVIATION%20INVESTMENT%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1996-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45540-1996-12-11): Cessna 150M, S/N 15076965. Exported to Czech Republic. Owner: [Red Baron Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20BARON%20AVIATION), [Ennis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ennis)

## NTSB investigations on N45540 (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 LAX82DUJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ47), Sep 17, 1982: Cessna 150 (N45540), Carrizo, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FET25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET25), Dec 24, 1975: Cessna 150M (N45540), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N45540 (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 19820917047379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047379A), Sep 17, 1982: Cessna 150M (N45540), Carrizo, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost on cross country solo. Ran out of fuel. Crash landed. Failed to fuel at last stop.
- [Accident 19751224042199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751224042199A), Dec 24, 1975: Cessna 150M (N45540), Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Did not flare struck rwy nose gr first.

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