# N1945J: 2003 Mckenna James E AVID-CATALINA, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mckenna James E AVID-CATALINA](https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenna-james-e-avid-catalina) (registry code 05614ES)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 170AB
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Avid Aircraft AVID CATALINA
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 1, 2009
- Last registry action: July 1, 2009
- Mode S code: A17A17
- Owner when cancelled: [Eachus Jim C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EACHUS%20JIM%20C)
- Location: [Buchanan Dam, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Buchanan%20Dam)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7469° N, 98.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78609, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1945J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1945J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1945J-2017-06-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mckenna James E AVID-CATALINA: https://openairdocs.org/model/mckenna-james-e-avid-catalina.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN09LA611](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA611), Sep 30, 2009: Mckenna James E AVID-CATAL (N1945J), Inks Lake, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with a known airframe deficiency.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20090930053419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090930053419A), Sep 30, 2009: Mckenna Jam AVID-CATALI (N1945J), Inks Lake, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On September 30, 2009, approximately 1415 hrs the pilot attempted to take off from Inks Lake, TX for a flight to lake buchannan, TX. . After multiple attempts…

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