N4040M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N4040M is reserved by a private party since October 24, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on August 24, 2026.
Piper PA-12 cancelled January 31, 2020
- Serial number
- 12-2923
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 20, 2016
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2016
- Last owner
- Chandler Gabriel R (Individual)
Dickinson, ND - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N4040M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 12 · serial 12-2923
The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the short field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-2923
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the wheel equipped airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft snow covering the frozen lake.
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