# N940AK: 1941 Curtiss-Wright-Kittyhawk P-40E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss-Wright-Kittyhawk P-40E](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-kittyhawk-p-40e) (registry code 2622201, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 15321
- Year built: 1941
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2017
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD0D32
- Registered owner: [P40 Kittyhawk LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/P40%20KITTYHAWK%20LLC)
- Location: [Beaverton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Beaverton)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4604° N, 122.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97008, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940AK

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-Kittyhawk P-40E)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 BFO95LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA052), May 11, 1995: Curtiss-Wright P-40E (N940AK), Phelps, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19950511010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950511010959A), May 11, 1995: Curtis P40E (N940AK), Phelps, NY, Substantial damage. Engine backfires and quit. Folded gear landing in plowed area. Long winter storage. But fresh annual.
- [Incident 19920711031779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711031779I), Jul 11, 1992: Curtis P40E (N940AK), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. Right landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found a leaking hydraulic pressure line.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Curtiss-Wright-Kittyhawk P-40E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-kittyhawk-p-40e/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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