# N40257: 1992 Devries Wesley MERLIN, registration cancelled 2003-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Devries Wesley MERLIN](https://openairdocs.org/model/devries-wesley-merlin) (registry code 05618KW)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: A0009
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 31, 1997
- Last registry action: November 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A4B736
- Owner when cancelled: [Amazon Air Cargo Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMAZON%20AIR%20CARGO%20LTD)
- Location: [Waseca, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Waseca)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0626° N, 93.5198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56093, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40257-2003-12-19

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 Devries Wesley MERLIN: https://openairdocs.org/model/devries-wesley-merlin.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19940611015019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940611015019I), Jun 11, 1994: Amtr MERLIN (N40257), Hart, MI, Minor damage. Engine siezed on approach. Struck a power line. Minor damage to floats.

## Other aircraft with N40257

- [Cancelled 2010-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40257-2010-02-22): Walter Kenneth I JN-1, S/N AFT-33, built 2007. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Walter Kenneth I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTER%20KENNETH%20I), [Hudson, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Hudson)
- [Cancelled 1990-07-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40257-1990-07-20): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1468

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