# N404EA: 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: February 28, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=404EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404EA

## Aircraft that carried N404EA

- [Cancelled 2020-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-2020-02-28): Chapman Mark A TRIKE, S/N 0001, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Essell Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESSELL%20ROBERT), [Hiram, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Hiram)
- [Cancelled 1991-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EA-1991-08-02): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, S/N 47665. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N404EA (2)

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 CEN12LA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA448), Jul 17, 2012: Chapman Mark A Trike (N404EA), Marlboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB MIA90IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA038), Dec 8, 1989: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N404EA), Tallahassee, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FIRST OFFICER TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING, AND THE CAPTAIN'S DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N404EA (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 20120717014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120717014309A), Jul 17, 2012: Chapman Mark A TRIKE (N404EA), Marlboro, OH, Destroyed. [privacy data omitted] Has little to no flight experience and with the handling characteristics of the aircraft, all signs point to [privacy data omitted] not…
- [Incident 19891208064309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208064309I), Dec 8, 1989: Doug DC951 (N404EA), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Broke out of clouds to right of centerline. Left wing struck runway when tried to realign to center of runway.

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