N21040 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-44-180 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-44-180 cancelled June 18, 2013
- Serial number
- 44-7995037
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 30, 1991
- Last FAA action
- September 29, 1997
- Last owner
- Airline Transport Profess CORP USA (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Aeronca KM cancelled January 11, 1939
- Serial number
- KM-5
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Gable Thomas H (Individual)
Charlotte, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N21040
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-44-180 · serial 44-7995037
THE DUAL STUDENT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS WERE: WIND GUSTS, WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE.
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