# N4040M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2020-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-2923
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2016
- Last registry action: October 20, 2016
- Mode S code: A4BDE1
- Owner when cancelled: [Chandler Gabriel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHANDLER%20GABRIEL%20R)
- Location: [Dickinson, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Dickinson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9082° N, 102.8266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58601, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4040M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4040M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4040M-2020-01-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-12: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN18LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA039), Nov 22, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N4040M), Dickinson, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the short field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA031), Mar 7, 1999: Piper PA-12 (N4040M), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the wheel equipped airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft snow covering the frozen lake.
- [NTSB ANC77DAH41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH41), Sep 16, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N4040M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 20171122019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019699A), Nov 22, 2017: Piper PA-12 (N4040M), Dickinson, ND, Destroyed. Airmen executed a short field takeoff from an off airport location. The location was an industrial equipment yard. The takeoff area was a packed gravel surface…
- [Accident 19990307014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990307014119A), Mar 7, 1999: Piper PA12 (N4040M), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 7, 1999, about 1540 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped, Piper PA-12, N4040M, sustained substantial damage while landing on the frozen…
- [Accident 19770916031339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916031339A), Sep 16, 1977: Piper PA12 (N4040M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on sandbar in susitna river.

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