# N40977: 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: December 23, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40977
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40977

## Aircraft that carried N40977

- [Cancelled 1981-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40977-1981-12-23): Piper PA-28-151, S/N 28-7415125, built 1974. Owner: [Evans James F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20JAMES%20F%20JR), [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N40977 (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 IAD79DLQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ17), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40977), Hazard, KY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40977 (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 19790622015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622015589A), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N40977), Hazard, KY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on wet runway. Hydroplaned, ran off side of runway into ravine.

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