# N40504: 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: May 8, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40504
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40504

## Aircraft that carried N40504

- [Cancelled 2015-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40504-2015-05-08): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7405235, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Phillips Terry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20TERRY%20D), [Smoketown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smoketown)

## NTSB investigations on N40504 (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 IAD05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA123), Aug 18, 2005: Piper PA-23-250 (N40504), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the climb for undetermined reasons, resulting in a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40504 (3)

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 20050818022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050818022529A), Aug 18, 2005: Piper PA23250 (N40504), Smoketown, PA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft departed runway 28 at Smoketown Airport. At approximately 100' AGL the aircraft lost power. The CFI [privacy data omitted] took the controls…
- [Incident 19900728045609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728045609I), Jul 28, 1990: Piper PA23250 (N40504), Teterboro, NJ. Cockpit door opened after departure. Returned. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19840531035169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840531035169I), May 31, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N40504), Collegeville, PA, Minor damage. Landed gear up after being forced to goaround due to traffic.

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