# N3040M: 1979 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7970105
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1979
- Last registry action: August 26, 2019
- Mode S code: A33092
- Location: [Ashland, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ashland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4276° N, 82.7302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 41102, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3040M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040M-2020-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19890813028869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028869I), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N3040M), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Left main landing gear trunion had failed.
- [Incident 19890730047359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730047359I), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N3040M), Long Beach, CA. Aircraft observed flying low and making passes over queen mary ship. Pilot did not furnish information.
- [Incident 19810313024239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810313024239I), Mar 13, 1981: Piper PA28R201 (N3040M), Anchorage, AK. Za pilot made pecautionary landing due to encounter with wake turbulence. Thought he had lost aileron control.

## Other aircraft with N3040M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040M): Textron T206H, S/N T20609732, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1970-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040M-1970-06-22): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1732, built 1947. Owner: [Letourneau College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETOURNEAU%20COLLEGE), [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)

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