# N5040W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 6, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5040W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5040W

## Aircraft that carried N5040W

- [Cancelled 2017-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-2017-07-06): Wells Wayne W J 3 KITTEN, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wells Wayne W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20WAYNE%20W), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- [Cancelled 2002-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-2002-01-18): Learjet 45, S/N 194. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Learjet Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEARJET%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1998-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040W-1998-08-17): Piper PA-28-160, S/N 2842. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jones Kelvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20KELVIN), [Issaquah, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Issaquah)

## NTSB investigations on N5040W (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 SEA95LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA151), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA-28-160 (N5040W), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEAR OF THE TREES. THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5040W (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 19950714018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018669A), Jul 14, 1995: Piper PA28160 (N5040W), Kent, WA, Substantial damage. Unable to clear rising terrain on climbout. Settled into trees. Pilot reported gross weight but possible overgross.

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