# N4648V: 1944 Culver PQ-14A, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Culver PQ-14A](https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-pq-14a) (registry code 8730402)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-238](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: N2432
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1971
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1968
- Last registry action: March 11, 2016
- Mode S code: A5ABFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Harris George B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20GEORGE%20B)
- Location: [Hickory, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Hickory)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4648V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4648V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4648V-2019-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Culver PQ-14A: https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-pq-14a.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 ERA17FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA001), Oct 1, 2016: Culver PQ 14A (N4648V), Hickory, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of automobile gasoline, which increased the likelihood of carburetor icing.

## 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 20161001019769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001019769A), Oct 1, 2016: Culver PQ-14A (N4648V), Long View, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 1, 2016 at 1310 local time a Culver PQ-14A, N4648V, was destroyed during collision with trees, terrain, and a commercial building during a forced…

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