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N40061

N40061 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 29, 2024. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N40061 is reserved by Federal Express CORP since May 21, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on March 21, 2027.

Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F cancelled January 29, 2024

Serial number
46973
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbofan
Year built
1979
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 30, 2006
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Last owner
Federal Express CORP (Corporation)
Memphis, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport

Piper PA-28-161 cancelled November 14, 1977

Serial number
28-7816010
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
United Kingdom
Certificate issued
September 2, 1977
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Interflight INC (Corporation)
Avon Park, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N40061

CHI99IA100Incident on March 2, 1999 at Salina, KS: no injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10 · serial 46973

the ARTCC personnel failed to maintain radio communications with both airplanes and failed to maintain IFR separation standards. Factors relating to the incident were the FAA does not require cargo airplanes to be equipped with TCAS and neither airplane was equipped with TCAS.

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