# N61740: 2003 Northwing APACHE SPORT, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Northwing APACHE SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-apache-sport) (registry code 059028G)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: 28142
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 2007
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2007
- Last registry action: August 3, 2007
- Mode S code: A80BBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Hughes Anthony F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20ANTHONY%20F)
- Location: [Taft, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Taft)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0285° N, 86.6865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38488, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61740
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-2013-07-15

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 Northwing APACHE SPORT: https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-apache-sport.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 CEN09LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA299), May 13, 2009: Northwing Apache Sport (N61740), Franklinton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the weight-shift trike.

## 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 20090513006769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513006769A), May 13, 2009: Norwn APACHESPORT (N61740), Franklinton, LA, Destroyed. (-23) FSDO notificaton given to accident reported at Franklinton Airport (2R7) on 13 may 2009 @ 10:32. Disptached enroute to Franklinton Airport, Louisiana and…

## Other aircraft with N61740

- [Cancelled 1976-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-1976-06-08): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264766. Owner: [Frank Allan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANK%20ALLAN), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- [Cancelled 1955-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-1955-02-24): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4761. Owner: [Smith Carl M DBA Smith Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CARL%20M%20DBA%20SMITH%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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