# N345DL: 1994 Leeper Damon L RV-4, registration cancelled 2022-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Leeper Damon L RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/leeper-damon-l-rv-4) (registry code 05608CK)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 1345
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1994
- Last registry action: October 4, 2021
- Mode S code: A3D037
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4445° N, 112.1287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85009, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=345DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345DL-2022-12-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Leeper Damon L RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/leeper-damon-l-rv-4.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 WPR21LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA176), Apr 15, 2021: Vans RV4 (N345DL), Oljato-Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while compensating for a downdraft during landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway on soft terrain and nosing over.

## 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 20210414006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210414006009A), Apr 14, 2021: Leeper Damon L RV-4 (N345DL), Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying from sez to UT25 with two other aircraft. Upon approach at UT25 winds were variable with gusting crosswinds. Pilot followed other two aircraft…

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