# N40499: 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: October 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40499

## Aircraft that carried N40499

- [Cancelled 2018-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40499-2018-10-23): Thrush S2R-T660, S/N T660-113, built 2005. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arnt Aerial Spraying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNT%20AERIAL%20SPRAYING%20INC), [Worthington, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Worthington)
- [Cancelled 2000-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40499-2000-08-28): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 7932. Sale reported. Owner: [Kissimmee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Kissimmee)
- [Cancelled 1974-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40499-1974-03-05): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305229. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [International Aircraft Deliveries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERIES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N40499 (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 CEN16LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA326), Aug 19, 2016: Thrush S2R T660 (N40499), Ruthton, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the tower guy-wire during an agricultural spraying operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40499 (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 20160819009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819009679A), Aug 19, 2016: Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-T660 (N40499), Ruthton, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft accident occurred while in the process of aerial application. Aircraft came in contact with guide wires of a monitoring tower that was located in the…

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