# N3040A: Piper PA-44-180, registration cancelled 1999-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Piper PA-44-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (registry code 7104402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A19SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A19SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-7995093
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: April 29, 1999
- Mode S code: A33087
- Location: [Waterford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Waterford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6383° N, 83.4107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48327, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3040A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040A-1999-07-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX2118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2118), Apr 12, 1995: SUMP ASSY. BOSS CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION AT ENGINE OVERHAUL, BOTH INDUCTION DRAIN BOSSES ON OIL SUMPS WERE FOUND CRACKED. SUSPECT BOSSES CRACKED FROM OVER TIGHTENING DRAIN VALVE ASSY,

## 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 CHI99FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA003), Oct 9, 1998: Piper PA-44-180 (N3040A), Howell, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain/exceed the Vmc airspeed during a go-around maneuver. Contributing factors were the shutting down of the left engine and the lack of recent experience in the type…

## 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 19981009028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981009028739A), Oct 9, 1998: Piper PA44180 (N3040A), Howell, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft crashed while attempting to go around with the number 2 engine out. (.19) on October 9, 1998, at 1530 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-44-180,…
- [Incident 19880923070879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923070879I), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA44180T (N3040A), Atlantic City, NJ. Determined that ATC had established contact with pilot. ATC tape does not substantiate an arsr violation.

## Other aircraft with N3040A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040A): Powrachute PEGASUS, S/N A-210-PEG, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1970-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040A-1970-06-04): Cessna 170B, S/N 25684. Owner: [The Board Of Foreign Missions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20BOARD%20OF%20FOREIGN%20MISSIONS), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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