# N44549: 1946 Superior CULVER V, registration cancelled 2013-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Superior CULVER V](https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-v) (registry code 8730306)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: V42
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 11, 1997
- Last registry action: November 12, 2003
- Mode S code: A56036
- Owner when cancelled: [Thomas Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Soquel, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Soquel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0407° N, 121.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95073, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44549
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44549
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44549-2013-07-29

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 Superior CULVER V: https://openairdocs.org/model/superior-culver-v.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 LAX99LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA208), Jun 4, 1999: Culver V (N44549), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to refuel the aircraft during an en route stop.

## 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 19990604006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604006449A), Jun 4, 1999: Amtr CULVERV (N44549), San Martin, CA, Substantial damage. 1946 Superior culver v acft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a vacant field. (From .19) on June 4, 1999, at 1613 hours pacific daylight time, a…

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