# N4740A: 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: February 19, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4740A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740A

## Aircraft that carried N4740A

- [Cancelled 1981-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4740A-1981-02-19): Piper PA-22-150, S/N 22-3884. Owner: [Mission Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSION%20FLYERS%20INC), [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)

## NTSB investigations on N4740A (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 SEA79FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA026), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4740A), Spencer, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4740A (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 19790316008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316008969A), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA22 (N4740A), Spencer, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft flew into a hill. Pilot was advised that VFR flight was not recommended.

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