# N40049: 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: December 13, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40049

## Aircraft that carried N40049

- [Cancelled 1993-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40049-1993-12-13): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1462. Owner: [US Air School Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIR%20SCHOOL%20INC), [La Verne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Verne)
- [Cancelled 1989-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40049-1989-03-07): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7703299. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N40049 (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 LAX93FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA369), Sep 24, 1993: Robinson R22 Beta (N40049), Wildomar, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE PILOT'S KNEE BOARD, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE KNEE BOARD WHILE IN FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40049 (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 19930924036399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036399A), Sep 24, 1993: Robsin R22BETA (N40049), Wildomar, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Loud bang parts tailrotor and debris fell. Chopper spun to ground . Left door removed. Evidence knee pat hit rotors

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