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N4340D

N4340D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Duke Paul CHALLENGER II built in 1998. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 1, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.

Duke Paul CHALLENGER II cancelled May 1, 2013

Serial number
CH2-0297-1567
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1998
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 5, 2009
Last FAA action
October 5, 2009
Last owner
Anderson Johnny R (Individual)
Lumberton, MS
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 cancelled October 10, 1995

Serial number
551192030
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1992
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
April 3, 1992
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Jacobs Ken L (Individual)
Waxahatchie, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-28RT-201T cancelled May 23, 1990

Serial number
28R8431008
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

Beech D-50 cancelled December 11, 1975

Serial number
DH-103
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1956
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
France
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Sold To Bixler Robert G DBA (Individual)
San Jose, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4340D

ERA09LA536Accident on September 24, 2009 at Lumberton, MS: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Duke Paul Challenger II · serial CH2-0297-1567

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around procedure for unknown reasons.

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