# N40SW: 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: July 27, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SW

## Aircraft that carried N40SW

- [Cancelled 2007-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SW-2007-07-27): Bird Christopher Bird SEAWIND 3000, S/N 1, built 2003. Owner: [1271 Seawinders LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/1271%20SEAWINDERS%20LLC), [Willmar, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Willmar)

## NTSB investigations on N40SW (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 CHI07LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA115), Apr 23, 2007: Bird Seawind 3000 (N40SW), Knox City, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain that was encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40SW (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 20070423005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070423005139A), Apr 23, 2007: Amtr SEAWIND3000 (N40SW), Knox City, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Eyewitnesses reported they saw the aircraft flying at a low altitude and noted the engine was cutting in and out. The ensuing investigation revealed the…

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