# N4945F: Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 1991-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R7680491
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1985
- Last registry action: June 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A62201
- Owners when cancelled: [Taylor Julia W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20JULIA%20W), [Thorpe Arthur N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORPE%20ARTHUR%20N)
- Location: [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9545° N, 78.9533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27707, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4945F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4945F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4945F-1991-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Piper PA-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 ATL90LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA027), Nov 14, 1989: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4945F), Morrisville, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE DARK NIGHT AND INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19891114045249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891114045249A), Nov 14, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Destroyed. Engine lost power on ILS approach in dense fog at night. Crashed into trees.
- [Incident 19811204086471I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204086471I), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Greenville, ME, Minor damage. On landing roll with gear down and locked, nose gear down lock hook broke and nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19790804030949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030949I), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. During takeoff roll pilot noticed he had no airspeed indication. Dirt in static system. Overran runway end.
- [Incident 19780302014119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302014119I), Mar 2, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N4945F), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on an icy taxiway. Slid into a snowbank.

## Other aircraft with N4945F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4945F): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 10015, built 2002

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