# N945S: 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: April 23, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=945S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945S

## Aircraft that carried N945S

- [Cancelled 2023-04-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945S-2023-04-23): Piper PA 46-350P, S/N 4636495, built 2011. Owner: [Scepter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCEPTER%20INC), [Waverly, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Waverly)

## NTSB investigations on N945S (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 GAA16CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA012), Oct 11, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N945S), Kanab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the airplane's movement on the ground while programming the GPS, which resulted in a collision with a pole.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N945S (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 20151011017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151011017369A), Oct 11, 2015: Piper PA 46-350P (N945S), Kanab, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was making changes to pre-loaded flight plan in GPS while taxiing for departure and was not aware that he departed the taxiway where he struck a pole…

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