# N40437: 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: May 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40437

## Aircraft that carried N40437

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40437-2017-05-15): Cole Gregory M SPARROW HAWK, S/N 004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cole Gregory M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLE%20GREGORY%20M), [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- [Cancelled 1999-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40437-1999-11-17): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R-7703304. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mckenna Ranch](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENNA%20RANCH), [Walsenburg, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Walsenburg)
- [Cancelled 1969-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40437-1969-05-12): Martin 404, S/N 14172. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Williams Jimmy DBA Jimmy Williams Aircraft Sales](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20JIMMY%20DBA%20JIMMY%20WILLIAMS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N40437 (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 FTW97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA077), Dec 31, 1996: Piper PA-28R-201T (N40437), Raton, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the exhaust rocker arm retaining studs due to over torquing of the attachment bolts by maintenance personnel during installation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40437 (2)

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 19970102046769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970102046769A), Jan 2, 1997: N40437, Raton, NM, No damage. (-23) On December 31 1996, at 1430 MST, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N40437, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Raton, NM. The private pilot and…
- [Accident 19961231043629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231043629A), Dec 31, 1996: Piper PA28R201T (N40437), Raton, NM, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. Landed rough pasture. Separating landing gear NR2 cyl exhaust rocker arm separated.

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