# N140DG: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 26, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140DG

## Aircraft that carried N140DG

- [Cancelled 2024-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140DG-2024-11-26): Degraw Richard R DE BIRD, S/N RDK103, built 1997. Owner: [Degraw Richard R Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEGRAW%20RICHARD%20R%20TRUSTEE), [Sun City Center, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sun%20City%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N140DG (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 CEN24FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA298), Aug 4, 2024: DeGraw DeBird (N140DG), Napoleon, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Separation of the gyroplane’s tail due to main rotor blade contact for reasons that could not be determined.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N140DG (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 20240803013219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240803013219A), Aug 3, 2024: Degraw Richard R DE BIRD (N140DG), Napoleon, MI, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed from the aircraft [privacy data omitted] private strip on northwest heading. During initial climb, aircraft began left turn and crashed into…

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