# N40009: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: November 12, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40009

## Aircraft that carried N40009

- [Cancelled 2020-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40009-2020-11-12): MD Helicopters 369FF, S/N 0319FF. Owner: [Md Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- [Cancelled 2013-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40009-2013-09-26): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1376, built 1990. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dragonfly Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGONFLY%20CORP), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- [Cancelled 1949-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40009-1949-01-04): Fairchild PT-23-SL, S/N 86-SL. Owner: [Gerald Wiggins](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERALD%20WIGGINS), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

## NTSB investigations on N40009 (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 LAX96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA224), Jun 7, 1996: Robinson R22 Beta (N40009), Santa Clarita, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to abandon the pinnacle approach after encountering an excessive rate of descent.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40009 (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 19960607013089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607013089A), Jun 7, 1996: Robsin R22BETA (N40009), Santa Clarita, CA, Substantial damage. Practice pinnacle landing lee side off ridge. Caught in downdraft. Undershot. Rotors hit ridge. Rolled down hill.

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