Twin piston

N4000B

1940 Douglas B-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2743
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright C14AB AC BA
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc (Corporation)
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N4000B on the FAA register

Type
1940 Douglas B-23
Serial
2743
Engines
2 × Wright C14AB AC BA
Registered owner
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
1987-05-04
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4AEFB
Mode S (octal)
51127373
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N4000B.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N4000B

N4000B is a 1940 Douglas B-23, serial number 2743. The FAA register lists Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection Inc as the registrant in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright C14AB AC BA engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4000B.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4000B.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.