N9145 — 1960 Focke-wulf FWP 149D

Aircraft record

Serial number

167

Manufacturer

Focke-wulf

Model

FWP 149D

Year

1960

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming Go-480-b1a6

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N9145 →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN21FA304Jul 4, 2021Killeen, TXFatal · 1 fatal

   The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight mounting lobe, which resulted in a counterweight separation and catastrophic secondary damage to the engine drivetrain. Contributing to the accident was the mislabeled warning light, the pilot’s erroneous belief that the airplane was safe to operate after the metal contamination was observed in the oil filtration system, and his failure to maintain best glide airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1960 Focke-wulf FWP 149D).

1. Dec 31, 2022deregistered — Marzari Bradley G

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N9145 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1960 Focke-wulf FWP 149D above.

• until May 22, 20131983 Mcmahon STARDUSTER TOO (s/n 407)
• until Dec 20, 19291929 Fairchild 71 (s/n 632)

Frequently asked

Has N9145 been in an accident?

Yes. N9145 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2021.

What kind of aircraft is N9145?

N9145 is a 1960 Focke-wulf FWP 149D (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 167.

Has N9145 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N9145 (CEN21FA304) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.