Single-engine piston

N40K

Perth Amboy BIRD A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1036
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bowie, TX
Registration record

N40K on the FAA register

Type
Perth Amboy BIRD A
Serial
1036
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bowie, TX
Certificate issued
2022-12-23
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4AB29
Mode S (octal)
51125451
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N40K to the current registrant.
  • 1974-06-04
    N40K previously assigned to a Beechcraft H18S / E18S (s/n BA-160); cancelled.
Overview

About N40K

N40K is a Perth Amboy BIRD A, serial number 1036. It is registered to an individual in Bowie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 23, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright CURTISS OX5 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40K. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-04-12 Accident · Cheyenne,Wyo, 50 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0841
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N40K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ON GO-ARND.ACFT MAN-NO CROSSWIND LIMITS CHART.
1968-04-22 Accident · Cheyenne,Wyo, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1347
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft E18S — a different aircraft that carried the N40K registration before this airframe.

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.