N40Z
Homebuilt DG-400M/17
N40Z on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-02-29Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2021-02-27Certificate of registration issued as N40Z.
- 1986-05-04Accident at Longmont, CO; damage: substantial.
- 1985-11-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
About N40Z
N40Z is a Homebuilt DG-400M/17, serial number 4-144. It is registered to an individual in Boulder, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2021 and expires on February 29, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated November 21, 1985.
N40Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
