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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1940J

N1940J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bucker Jungmeister BU 133 built in 1940. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 30, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

Bucker Jungmeister BU 133 cancelled January 30, 2018

Serial number
22
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1940
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
October 23, 2015
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Monroeville, AL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N1940J

WPR16FA012Accident on October 14, 2015 at Missoula, MT: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bucker Jungmeister BU 133 · serial 22

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while executing a return to the runway after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with a known mechanical problem.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site