# N3940F: 1976 Piper PA-28-140, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7625270
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 23, 1978
- Last registry action: June 9, 2003
- Mode S code: A49403
- Owner when cancelled: [Maples Madge V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAPLES%20MADGE%20V)
- Location: [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0615° N, 115.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89014, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3940F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3940F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940F-2012-11-14

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-28-140: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140.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 LAX93FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA011), Oct 13, 1992: Piper PA28-140 (N3940F), Rosemead, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVAILING LOW CEILING AND FOG.

## 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 19921013041709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013041709A), Oct 13, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N3940F), Rosemead, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot lost control of aircraft in adverse weather. Crashed into a residence. Aircraft destroyed.

## Other aircraft with N3940F

- [Cancelled 1959-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3940F-1959-10-14): Cessna 172, S/N 36840. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Thor Solberg Avaition](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOR%20SOLBERG%20AVAITION), [Somerville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Somerville)

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