N40712 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32-260 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 18, 2012 when the aircraft was exported to Guyana. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
Piper PA-32-260 cancelled September 18, 2012
- Serial number
- 32-7400021
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Exported to
- Guyana
- Certificate issued
- November 18, 1987
- Last FAA action
- August 23, 2012
- Last owner
- First American Realtors INC (Corporation)
Elmhurst, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N40712
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 32-7400021
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate preflight/planning preparation which led to inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and him becoming lost/disoriented. Contributing to the accident were the low ceiling, his lack of recent experience in instrument flying and the snow covered field.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32-260 · serial 327400021
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