# N40SR: 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: August 28, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40SR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SR

## Aircraft that carried N40SR

- [Cancelled 2024-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SR-2024-08-28): Purinton Michel J SEAREY LSX, S/N 1LK618C, built 2022. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Paris, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paris)
- [Cancelled 2001-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SR-2001-07-16): Cessna 172M, S/N 17263712. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Nefe Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEFE%20STEVEN%20J), [Lakewood, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Lakewood)

## NTSB investigations on N40SR (2)

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 CEN23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA180), May 3, 2023: Searey LSX (N40SR), Pottsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before a water landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA387), Sep 8, 1998: Cessna 172M (N40SR), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors were the runway light and the terrain conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40SR (2)

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 20230502011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230502011029A), May 2, 2023: Purinton Michel J SEAREY LSX (N40SR), Pottsboro, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft flew from kgyi to lake texoma in Pottsboro, TX. On touchdown at lake texoma the aircraft immediately flipped in the water. Pilot and passenger were…
- [Accident 19980908022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980908022599A), Sep 8, 1998: Cessna 172M (N40SR), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Student pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings. On the fifth landing, the student pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway to…

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