Single-engine piston

N40DF

1943 Homebuilt P40M

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
43-5508
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Comanche Fighters LLC (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
Registration record

N40DF on the FAA register

Type
1943 Homebuilt P40M
Serial
43-5508
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Registered owner
Comanche Fighters LLC
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2015-06-19
Airworthiness date
2016-02-20
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4AA99
Mode S (octal)
51125231
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2015-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N40DF.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N40DF

N40DF is a 1943 Homebuilt P40M, serial number 43-5508. The FAA register lists Comanche Fighters LLC as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Allison V1710 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 20, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40DF.

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

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