# N45R: 1993 Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300, registration cancelled 2012-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300) (registry code 70218DI)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A67EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A67EU), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 045
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1993
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2012
- Last registry action: January 24, 2012
- Mode S code: A5713A
- Owner when cancelled: [Invertical LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INVERTICAL%20LLC)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8666° N, 97.1411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58201, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45R-2012-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300.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 WPR12FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA155), Apr 8, 2012: Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 (N45R), Salinas, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loose portable XM-GPS antenna that migrated to the tail section of the airplane and jammed the elevator bell crank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to account for the cockpit…

## 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 20120408006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120408006209A), Apr 8, 2012: Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA-300 (N45R), Salinas, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Eye witness, [privacy data omitted] reported the aircraft was at approximately 1500 feet above ground level and had executed two rolls. On the third roll the…

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