# N840A: 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: May 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=840A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N840A

## Aircraft that carried N840A

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840A-2015-05-11): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-140. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wandt Steven J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WANDT%20STEVEN%20J), [Truckee, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Truckee)

## NTSB investigations on N840A (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 LAX89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA171), Apr 24, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N840A), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINES BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO INSTALLED THE ENGINE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N840A (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 19890424009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890424009899A), Apr 24, 1989: Piper STCPA22 (N840A), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Turned back but landed hard on runway causing substantial damage. Fuel lines were reversed

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