N40781 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 8, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled April 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 28-7405065
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 28, 2011
- Last FAA action
- November 28, 2011
- Last owner
- Avery Clarence James (Individual)
Clarklake, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N40781
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-7405065
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a straight-in night visual flight rules approach to land in hazy weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night flying experience, the nonfunctional precision approach path indicator system on the selected runway, and the inaccurate Kollsman setting in the altimeter.
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