# N40A: 1944 Bell P39, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bell P39](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p39) (registry code 1180102)
- Engine: [Allison V1710 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (registry code 03001)
- Serial number: 44-3908
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1982
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A4AA48
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALAMAZOO%20AVIATION%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1972° N, 85.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49002, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40A-2015-05-05

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 Bell P39: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p39.md

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