# N45EM: Sauls Hunter A JR RV-4, registration cancelled 1992-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sauls Hunter A JR RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/sauls-hunter-a-jr-rv-4) (registry code 056086C)
- Serial number: 29
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: August 14, 1992
- Mode S code: A57033
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Kern James R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20KERN%20JAMES%20R%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2279° N, 119.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93010, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45EM-1992-08-14

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 Sauls Hunter A JR RV-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/sauls-hunter-a-jr-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 LAX91FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA156), Apr 3, 1991: Herbert W. Ross RV-4 (N45EM), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE WRONG FUEL TANK AND THE PASSENGER INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHEN THE SEAT BACK FAILED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910403008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403008239A), Apr 3, 1991: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N45EM), Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pitched up on takeoff. Stalled,impacted flat and burned. Fuel off. Passenger and rear seat back in aft fuselage.
- [Incident 19890124006349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890124006349I), Jan 24, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N45EM), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Engine quit. Landed without power in an open field. Found fuel selector on an empty fuel tank. Medical had expired.

## Other aircraft with N45EM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45EM): Schleicher ASW-27, S/N 27007, built 1996

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