# N40X: 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: June 29, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40X

## Aircraft that carried N40X

- [Cancelled 1991-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40X-1991-06-29): Trice PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, S/N JT01. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Deitz Richard Thomas Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEITZ%20RICHARD%20THOMAS%20TRUSTEE), [Mcleansboro, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mcleansboro)

## NTSB investigations on N40X (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 NYC90DEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DEG02), Aug 18, 1990: Trice Pitts Special S-1S (N40X), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40X (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 19900818033889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818033889A), Aug 18, 1990: Child S1SPITTS (N40X), Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine stopped apparently due to low idle in tail slide maneuver. Undershot open field, hit embankment on landing.

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