# N1440W: 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: January 7, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1440W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1440W

## Aircraft that carried N1440W

- [Cancelled 1974-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1440W-1974-01-07): Bell 205A-1, S/N 30035, built 1969. Owner: [Era Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERA%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N1440W (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 SEA74DYE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE09), Sep 2, 1973: Bell 205-A1 (N1440W), Lester, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1440W (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 19730902036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902036279A), Sep 2, 1973: Bell 205A1 (N1440W), Lester, WA, Destroyed. Acft on usfs contract. Density alt 7000FT. Overweight by 1025 lbs. Gusting to 13K.

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