# N8945V: 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: November 21, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8945V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8945V

## Aircraft that carried N8945V

- [Cancelled 2014-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945V-2014-11-21): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264301, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Love-Less Ash Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVE-LESS%20ASH%20CO), [Price, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Price)

## NTSB investigations on N8945V (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 SEA07LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA251), Sep 5, 2007: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Thompson, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering in a box canyon.
- [NTSB MKC79DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ12), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8945V), Kearney, NE, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8945V (3)

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 20070905017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070905017609A), Sep 5, 2007: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was flying up a canyon looking at elk when he determined that the aircraft would not clear the ridge. Pilot attempted to turn around stalling…
- [Accident 19790313004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313004619A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8945V), Kearney, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft blown over when taxied for takeoff in strong gusty wind.
- [Incident 19780704042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042169I), Jul 4, 1978: Cessna 172M (N8945V), Atlantic, IA, Minor damage. Pilot made hard touchdown, bounced 3 or 4 times with nose gear damage.

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