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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N445RV

N445RV is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dankelman Peter G RV-7A built in 2008. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N445RV is reserved by a private party since January 26, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on November 26, 2026.

Dankelman Peter G RV-7A cancelled October 6, 2017

Serial number
71938
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2008
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 12, 2006
Last FAA action
March 1, 2011
Last owner
Dankelman Peter G (Individual)
New Braunfels, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Vans Aircraft RV-7A cancelled March 20, 2006

Serial number
71938
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned as a non-type-certificated aircraft, not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
March 20, 2006
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N445RV

CEN13LA377Accident on June 28, 2013 at Marion, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dankelman Peter G RV-7A · serial 71938

The pilot’s sudden incapacitation and natural death as a result of cardiovascular disease.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site