N3940F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 14, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled November 14, 2012
- Serial number
- 28-7625270
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 23, 1978
- Last FAA action
- June 9, 2003
- Last owner
- Maples Madge V (Individual)
Henderson, NV - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 172 cancelled October 14, 1959
- Serial number
- 36840
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Sweden
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Thor Solberg Avaition (Corporation)
Somerville, NJ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3940F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28-140 · serial 28762570
THE PILOT'S POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION AND INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVAILING LOW CEILING AND FOG.
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