# N445M: 1966 Schleicher KA 6 CR, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schleicher KA 6 CR](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-cr) (registry code 3801537)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7G1](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7G1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6506
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1966
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2016
- Last registry action: June 28, 2016
- Mode S code: A55E43
- Owner when cancelled: [US Southwest Soaring Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20SOUTHWEST%20SOARING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Moriarty, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Moriarty)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9520° N, 105.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87035, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=445M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445M-2019-10-05

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 Schleicher KA 6 CR: https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ka-6-cr.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 FTW96LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA330), Aug 3, 1996: Schleicher KA6-CR (N445M), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the dust restricting his visibility and the uneven terrain.

## 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 19960803020759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020759A), Aug 3, 1996: Schler KA6CR (N445M), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Glider lost control during launch, went into a ditch. (-23) glider landed on dirt road - tow plane landed also. Decided to tow glider and take off dirt road.…

## Other aircraft with N445M

- [Cancelled 1931-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445M-1931-08-15): Detroit GULL, S/N 158. Owner: [Port Huron Glider Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORT%20HURON%20GLIDER%20CLUB), [Port Huron, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Port%20Huron)

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