# N56940: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 25, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56940

## Aircraft that carried N56940

- [Cancelled 2018-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56940-2018-01-25): Polaris FB582, S/N 5236586. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tyoe Rodney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TYOE%20RODNEY), [St Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Petersburg)
- [Cancelled 1990-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56940-1990-07-16): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N 75725. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N56940 (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 BFO89LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA056), Jul 9, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealeton, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: WATER IN THE FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER DURING AN INVERTED LOW PASS, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PLAN THE MANEUVER TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION.
- [NTSB IAD78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA001), Oct 2, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealton, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56940 (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 19890709020979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020979A), Jul 9, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Warrenton, VA, Destroyed. Made slow roll at 30FT AGL. Engine quit while inverted. No inverted fuel system. Wing hit. Cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19771002043151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002043151A), Oct 2, 1977: Boeing A75N1 (N56940), Bealton, VA, Substantial damage. Joining flt as slot acft for diamond formation into a modified fleur-de-lis. Underran lead acft.

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