# N40968: 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: January 18, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40968

## Aircraft that carried N40968

- [Cancelled 2018-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40968-2018-01-18): Raven Industries S77A, S/N S77A-107, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sunset Balloon Flights Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSET%20BALLOON%20FLIGHTS%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 1982-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40968-1982-01-11): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-8152189, built 1981. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [St Croix, VI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VI/St%20Croix)

## NTSB investigations on N40968 (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 DEN87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA069), Mar 21, 1987: Raven S-77A (N40968), Park City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40968 (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.

- [Incident 19930130007109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130007109I), Jan 30, 1993: Raven S77A (N40968), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Envelope separated from gondola during pre-launch preparation. Found all four interface pins had failed.

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