# N40985: 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: January 4, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40985

## Aircraft that carried N40985

- [Cancelled 2018-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40985-2018-01-04): Piper J5A, S/N 51217, built 1941. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bulger Edward P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BULGER%20EDWARD%20P), [Newburyport, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Newburyport)

## NTSB investigations on N40985 (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 ERA12LA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA410), Jun 22, 2012: Piper J5A (N40985), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the aircraft sank after ditching and was not recovered.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40985 (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 20120622011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120622011929A), Jun 22, 2012: Piper J5A (N40985), Destroyed. On June 22, 2012, aircraft N40985 operated by [privacy data omitted] departed beverly municipal airport and reported, unable to maintain altitude due to engine…

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