# N3940F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 14, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3940F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3940F

## Aircraft that carried N3940F

- [Cancelled 2012-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940F-2012-11-14): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7625270, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Maples Madge V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAPLES%20MADGE%20V), [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)
- [Cancelled 1959-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940F-1959-10-14): Cessna 172, S/N 36840. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Thor Solberg Avaition](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOR%20SOLBERG%20AVAITION), [Somerville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Somerville)

## NTSB investigations on N3940F (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 LAX93FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA011), Oct 13, 1992: Piper PA28-140 (N3940F), Rosemead, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVAILING LOW CEILING AND FOG.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3940F (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 19921013041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013041709A), Oct 13, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N3940F), Rosemead, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot lost control of aircraft in adverse weather. Crashed into a residence. Aircraft destroyed.

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