# N40SW: 2003 Bird Christopher Bird SEAWIND 3000, registration cancelled 2007-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bird Christopher Bird SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-christopher-bird-seawind-3000) (registry code 056202K)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 30, 2003
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2007
- Last registry action: February 7, 2007
- Mode S code: A4ABED
- Owner when cancelled: [1271 Seawinders LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/1271%20SEAWINDERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Willmar, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Willmar)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1022° N, 95.0418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56201, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40SW-2007-07-27

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Bird Christopher Bird SEAWIND 3000: https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-christopher-bird-seawind-3000.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 CHI07LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA115), Apr 23, 2007: Bird Seawind 3000 (N40SW), Knox City, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain that was encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.

## 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 20070423005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070423005139A), Apr 23, 2007: Amtr SEAWIND3000 (N40SW), Knox City, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Eyewitnesses reported they saw the aircraft flying at a low altitude and noted the engine was cutting in and out. The ensuing investigation revealed the…

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