# N40237: 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 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40237

## Aircraft that carried N40237

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40237-2012-11-15): Ayres S2R-R1820, S/N R1820-008DC. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grangeville Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANGEVILLE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Grangeville, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Grangeville)
- [Cancelled 1973-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40237-1973-04-26): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305040. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Moody Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N40237 (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 LAX94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA165), Mar 16, 1994: Ayres S-2R (N40237), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM, A DECISION TO FLY THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY, AND PROGRESSIVE (PARTIAL) FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MASTER ROD AND BEARING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40237 (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 19940316005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316005509A), Mar 16, 1994: Ayres S2RR1820 (N40237), Reno, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Prior stop trk due high oil temp and low pressure. Elected ferry to base. Lost power. Hit wires. Worn master rod.

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