# N40561: 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: July 17, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40561
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40561

## Aircraft that carried N40561

- [Cancelled 2024-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40561-2024-07-17): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-7509128, built 1975. Owner: [United States Department Of Agriculture](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20AGRICULTURE), [Cedar City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Cedar%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N40561 (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 WPR24LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA187), Jun 7, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N40561), Garrett, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while conducting low-level altitude operations, following an encounter with wake turbulence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40561 (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 20240607007099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240607007099A), Jun 7, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N40561), Medicine Bow, WY, Destroyed. While manuvering at low altitude aircraft encountered disturbed air such as a micro-burst. This caused the aircraft's tail to contact the ground flipping the…

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