# N40438: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40438

## Aircraft that carried N40438

- [Cancelled 2012-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40438-2012-11-15): Martin 404, S/N 14173, built 1952. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nevada Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVADA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N40438 (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 DCA80AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA021), Nov 16, 1979: Martin 404 (N40438), Tusayan, AZ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40438 (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 19791116044299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116044299A), Nov 16, 1979: Martin 404MARTIN (N40438), Tusayan, AZ, Destroyed. Left engine auto-feathered on initial climb on takeoff. Unable maintain flight. Crash-landed. Cause undetermined.

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