N61740 — 2003 Northwing APACHE SPORT
DeregisteredChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
N61740 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2009, serious injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- 28142
- Manufacturer
- Northwing
- Model
- APACHE SPORT
- Year
- 2003
- Category
- Weight-shift-control
- Engine
- Rotax 582ser
- Registration
- Deregistered
Accident & incident history
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the weight-shift trike.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2003 Northwing APACHE SPORT).
- Jul 15, 2013deregistered — Hughes Anthony F
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N61740 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2003 Northwing APACHE SPORT above.
- until Jun 8, 1976Cessna 172M (s/n 17264766)
- until Feb 24, 1955Boeing A75N1 (s/n 75-4761)
Frequently asked
- Has N61740 been in an accident?
- Yes. N61740 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.
- What kind of aircraft is N61740?
- N61740 is a 2003 Northwing APACHE SPORT (weight-shift-control), serial number 28142.
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