# N40781: 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: April 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40781

## Aircraft that carried N40781

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40781-2013-04-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7405065, built 1973. Owner: [Avery Clarence James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVERY%20CLARENCE%20JAMES), [Clarklake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Clarklake)

## NTSB investigations on N40781 (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 CEN13FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA067), Nov 21, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N40781), Hillsdale, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a straight-in night visual flight rules approach to land in hazy weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40781 (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 20121121027679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121121027679A), Nov 21, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N40781), Hillsdale, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inspector's arrived at the crash scene on November 21, 2012 at approximately 2200 local. The aircraft was found in a wooded area lying on the left side. The…

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