# N5040G: Griffin Robert W MERLIN GT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Griffin Robert W MERLIN GT](https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-robert-w-merlin-gt) (registry code 05605KY, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 94026
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A64B2B
- Registered owner: [Noble Dennis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOBLE%20DENNIS%20W)
- Location: [Honey Grove, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Honey%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6151° N, 95.9001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75446, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5040G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040G

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 (Griffin Robert W MERLIN GT)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Subaru ALL MDLS A/B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5040G.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20040911021319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911021319I), Sep 11, 2004: Amtr MERLINGT (N5040G), St. Anthony, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On September 11, 2004 at approximately 11:00 MDT, N5040G, a griffin robert w, merlin gt, crashed into a potato field in fremont county, ID. The aircraft…

## 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 N5040G

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5040G before.

- [Cancelled 1990-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040G-1990-10-22): Bellanca 7ECA, S/N 129579. Exported to Australia

## Related

- Other Griffin Robert W MERLIN GT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-robert-w-merlin-gt/aircraft.md
- The Subaru ALL MDLS A/B engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b.md

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