# N2940X: 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 30, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2940X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2940X

## Aircraft that carried N2940X

- [Cancelled 2012-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2940X-2012-01-30): Cessna 177, S/N 17700340, built 1967. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N2940X (2)

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 MIA81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA048), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 177 (N2940X), Lutz, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI69F0207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0207), Sep 2, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2940X), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2940X (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 19810221004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221004689A), Feb 21, 1981: Cessna 177 (N2940X), Lutz, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine sputtered on takeoff. Pilot stalled airplane in steep bank trying to return. No engine or fuel defects.

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