# N2840L: 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: October 26, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2840L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2840L

## Aircraft that carried N2840L

- [Cancelled 1998-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2840L-1998-10-26): Cessna 172H, S/N 17256040. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rising Sun Enterprises Trust](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RISING%20SUN%20ENTERPRISES%20TRUST), [Las Vegas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N2840L (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 FTW95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA214), May 22, 1995: Cessna 172H (N2840L), San Ignacio, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR SURROUNDING TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2840L (2)

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 19950522012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950522012319A), May 22, 1995: Cessna 172H (N2840L), San Ignacio, NM, Substantial damage. Entered blind canyon at low altitude during real estate survey. Unable to outclimb terrain or turn. Struck trees.
- [Incident 19880620042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620042639I), Jun 20, 1988: Cessna 172H (N2840L), Denver, CO. Landed on a paralell taxiway for runway 17L. Failed to contact tower for taxi to ramp. Tower too busy to notice.

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