# N8440N: 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: January 27, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8440N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440N

## Aircraft that carried N8440N

- [Cancelled 2016-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440N-2016-01-27): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8216003, built 1981. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Braswell Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRASWELL%20ROBERT%20E), [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)

## NTSB investigations on N8440N (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 CEN14LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA449), Aug 22, 2014: Piper PA 28-161 (N8440N), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear retaining bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the pilot/owner’s failure to maintain the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8440N (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 20140822017889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140822017889A), Aug 22, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N8440N), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed. On final to land engine failed, atemped to restart twice once on each tank. Aircraft crashed into the water and flipped over.

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