# N40AB: Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 1998-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 347570316
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1993
- Last registry action: December 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A4AA4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Blair Stephen W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLAIR%20STEPHEN%20W)
- Location: [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3394° N, 71.0945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40AB-1998-11-12

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-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 NYC97FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA173), Aug 29, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N40AB), Hancock, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and the proper altitude. Contributing was mountainous terrain.

## 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 19970829024739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970829024739A), Aug 29, 1997: Piper PA34200T (N40AB), Pittsfield, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)After a 4 hour night cross country flight, the airplane was observed on radar at 7,500 feet, 50 miles west of the pilot's destination. It was on a ground…

## Other aircraft with N40AB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40AB): Beech F33A, S/N CE-1020, built 1983

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