# N40808: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40808
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40808

## Aircraft that carried N40808

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40808-2013-08-14): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7425170, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Claude E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CLAUDE%20E), [Palm Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N40808 (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 LAX88FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA258), Jul 16, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N40808), Compton, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40808 (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 19880716026869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026869A), Jul 16, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N40808), Compton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off with full up trim and leaned mixture. Nosed up,stalled and spun in. Carried passengers. Lacked endorsement

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