# N545CM: Merrill Craig R LUTON BETA, registration cancelled 2001-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Merrill Craig R LUTON BETA](https://openairdocs.org/model/merrill-craig-r-luton-beta) (registry code 05606RX)
- Serial number: 005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1998
- Last registry action: September 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A6EABD
- Owner when cancelled: [Merrill Craig R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRILL%20CRAIG%20R)
- Location: [Beaufort, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Beaufort)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3176° N, 80.6822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29902, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545CM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=545CM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N545CM-2001-01-18

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 Merrill Craig R LUTON BETA: https://openairdocs.org/model/merrill-craig-r-luton-beta.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 MIA01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA014), Oct 21, 2000: Craig R. Merrill Luton Beta (N545CM), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in the aircraft settling fast, touching down hard, and colliding with an embankment on the side of the runway, where it came to…

## 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 20001021014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021014979A), Oct 21, 2000: Amtr LUTONBETA (N545CM), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing the a/c bounced once and veered to the right and entered a ditch that runs parrellel to the runway. The a/c contacted the ground, flipped…

## Other aircraft with N545CM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N545CM): Cessna 510, S/N 510-0460, built 2015

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