# N4420K: Curtiss Wright P-40E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright P-40E](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e) (registry code 2622203, 1 seats)
- Serial number: AK75315134
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A5546D
- Registered owner: [Rare Birds Montana LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RARE%20BIRDS%20MONTANA%20LLC)
- Location: [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1667° N, 114.1051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59840, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4420K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4420K

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Curtiss Wright P-40E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR23FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA244), Jun 27, 2023: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN10IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA030), Oct 24, 2009: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Lincoln, NE, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The right landing gear's partial retraction during landing due to paint contamination of the landing gear handle detent.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20230627007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627007479A), Jun 27, 2023: Curtiss Wright P-40E (N4420K), Hamilton, MT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Per witness' statements: aircraft left runway surface at a normal distance from initial take-of roll and attained a normal climb angle. Aircraft then banked…
- [Accident 20091024051459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024051459A), Oct 24, 2009: Curtiss Wri P-40E (N4420K), Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on runway 17, told to turn left on e or n, made a sharp right turn off runway 17, right main gear collapsed.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4420K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4420K before.

- [Cancelled 1991-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4420K-1991-10-15): Berryhill Lonnie GUPPY SNS2, S/N 233. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Berryhill Lonnie G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRYHILL%20LONNIE%20G), [Winchester, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Winchester)

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright P-40E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e/aircraft.md

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