# N4940R: 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: December 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4940R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4940R

## Aircraft that carried N4940R

- [Cancelled 2012-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4940R-2012-12-18): Cessna A188B, S/N 18802457T, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hale Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALE%20LARRY), [Florence, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Florence)

## NTSB investigations on N4940R (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 MIA95LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA204), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Muscle Shoals, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SEE-AND-AVOID ELECTRICAL POWER LINES, WHILE APPROACHING A FIELD FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.
- [NTSB DEN90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA156), Jul 11, 1990: Cessna 188 (N4940R), Michigan, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4940R (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 19950813023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023079A), Aug 13, 1995: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Muscle Shoals, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tail caught a power line descending to spray field. Crashed and burned.
- [Accident 19900711025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711025309A), Jul 11, 1990: Cessna A188B (N4940R), Michigan, ND, Substantial damage. Caught spray boom in wheat on edge off runway and ground looped while landing on ag strip.

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