N400LE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A24R built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 2, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech A24R cancelled August 2, 2020
- Serial number
- MC-72
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1971
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 17, 2017
- Last FAA action
- April 17, 2017
- Last owner
- Obx Airplanes LLC (LLC)
Manns Harbor, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N400LE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A24 · serial MC-72
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure wiring during an electrical component installation, which resulted in arcing and smoke in the cockpit. Contributing to the outcome was the flight instructor's failure to attain a proper descent rate during the forced landing.
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
