# N46340: 1940 Fairchild 24W-40, registration cancelled 1970-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24W-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-40) (registry code 3370608)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-707](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: W-40-122
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1969
- Mode S code: A5A7BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Madden James E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20JAMES%20E%20III)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46340
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46340-1970-06-24

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 Fairchild 24W-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-40.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 IAD70A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0023), Sep 28, 1969: Fairchild 24 (N46340), Pomfret, MD, destroyed, 4 fatal

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