# N40TC: 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 9, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40TC

## Aircraft that carried N40TC

- [Cancelled 2015-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TC-2015-01-09): Aero Commander 500 S, S/N 3091, built 1976. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Ponderosa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONDEROSA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Safford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Safford)

## NTSB investigations on N40TC (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 WPR14FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA194), May 17, 2014: Aero Commander 500 S (N40TC), Fort Huachuca, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack after a total loss of engine power during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40TC (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 20140517016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140517016249A), May 17, 2014: Aero Commander 500 S (N40TC), Fort Hauchuca, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N40TC crashed after takeoff at fhu on 5/17/2014. The aircraft had normal run up and take off. At the end of the runway the landing gear was retracted. Soon…

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