# N7205A: Curtiss Wright P-40E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright P-40E](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e) (registry code 2622203, 1 seats)
- Serial number: AK823/1036
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1997
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A9A694
- Registered owner: [Fagen Ron J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAGEN%20RON%20J)
- Location: [Granite Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Granite%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7979° N, 95.5730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56241, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7205A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7205A

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 (Curtiss Wright P-40E)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA090), Mar 25, 1997: Curtiss-Wright P-40E (N7205A), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during landing.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970325003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003619A), Mar 25, 1997: N7205A, Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft right main gear collapsed on landing, skidded down the runway, came to rest on side of runway. (-23) on March 25, 1997 at 1547 CST, a curtiss wright…

## 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 N7205A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7205A before.

- [Cancelled 1961-03-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7205A-1961-03-27): Cessna 172, S/N 29305. Owner: [Manning H R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANNING%20H%20R), [Empire, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Empire)

## Related

- Other Curtiss Wright P-40E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-p-40e/aircraft.md

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