# N21040: 1978 Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995037
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1991
- Last registry action: September 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A1BC7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Airline Transport Profess Corp USA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRLINE%20TRANSPORT%20PROFESS%20CORP%20USA)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21040
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21040-2013-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-44-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180.md

## 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 ATL92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA066), Mar 19, 1992: Piper PA-44-180 (N21040), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS WERE: WIND GUSTS, WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE.

## 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 19920319007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319007039A), Mar 19, 1992: Piper PA44180 (N21040), Marietta, GA, Substantial damage. Simulated engine out. Aircraft pitched down on short final. Began nose high go around. Tail hit. Control was lost.

## Other aircraft with N21040

- [Cancelled 1939-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21040-1939-01-11): Aeronca KM, S/N KM-5. Owner: [Gable Thomas H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GABLE%20THOMAS%20H), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

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