# N40DJ: 2004 Decker Daniel B SEAREY, registration cancelled 2025-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Decker Daniel B SEAREY](https://openairdocs.org/model/decker-daniel-b-searey) (registry code 05610JV)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 2470
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Progressive Aerodyne Inc SEAREY
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 2010
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2025
- Last registry action: March 8, 2025
- Mode S code: A4AA9C
- Owner when cancelled: [Eigles Stephen B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIGLES%20STEPHEN%20B)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3746° N, 80.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33431, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40DJ-2025-05-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Decker Daniel B SEAREY: https://openairdocs.org/model/decker-daniel-b-searey.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 ERA25LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA124), Feb 23, 2025: Decker Daniel B Searey (N40DJ), Tavares, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare during a bounced water landing, which resulted in a nose-down and submersion of the airplane’s open cockpit in the water.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20250223004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250223004179A), Feb 23, 2025: Decker Daniel B SEAREY (N40DJ), Tavares, FL, Destroyed. The pilot stated, on 2/23/2025, I was PIC of [privacy data omitted], departed klna approximately 11AM enroute to gainesville airport, with a planned refueling…
- [Incident 20040911021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911021669I), Sep 11, 2004: Amtr SEAREY (N40DJ), New Milford, CT, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Decker departed from whelan farms airport (CT01). After flying in the local area of CT01 for approximately 20 minutes Mr. Decker flew to…

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