Single-engine piston

N40AB

1983 Beechcraft F33A Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
CE-1020
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fayetteville, AR
Registration record

N40AB on the FAA register

Type
1983 Beechcraft F33A Bonanza
Serial
CE-1020
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fayetteville, AR
Certificate issued
2021-08-18
Airworthiness date
1983-05-24
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A4AA4A
Mode S (octal)
51125112
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
717 nm
Cruise (type)
172 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N40AB to the current registrant.
  • 1998-11-12
    N40AB previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 347570316); cancelled.
  • 1983-05-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N40AB

N40AB is a 1983 Beechcraft F33A Bonanza, serial number CE-1020. It is registered to an individual in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 172 knots and a range of about 717 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated May 24, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40AB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
172 kt
Range
717 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,769 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,324 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-29 Accident · Hancock, MA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC97FA173
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-34-200T — a different aircraft that carried the N40AB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and the proper altitude. Contributing was mountainous terrain.

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.