# N45EL: 2004 Long Eugene C LANCAIR ES, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Long Eugene C LANCAIR ES](https://openairdocs.org/model/long-eugene-c-lancair-es) (registry code 05615W4)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 051996-ECL
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Lancair Intl Inc LANCAIR ES/ES FAST
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 2004
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2003
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A57032
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Eugene C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20EUGENE%20C)
- Location: [Lafayette, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lafayette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0121° N, 105.1000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45EL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45EL-2018-01-24

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 Long Eugene C LANCAIR ES: https://openairdocs.org/model/long-eugene-c-lancair-es.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 LAX08LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA253), Aug 1, 2008: Long Lancair ES (N45EL), Cliffdell, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was turbulence and clouds.

## 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 20080801841989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801841989A), Aug 1, 2008: Amtr LANCAIRES (N45EL), Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At approximately 9, 700' mls ARTCC loses radar and radio contact with aircraft on IFR flight plan. Aircraft wreckage is subsequently found in timbered…

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