# N1540V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 17, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1540V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1540V

## Aircraft that carried N1540V

- [Cancelled 1991-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540V-1991-05-17): Beech C35, S/N D2886. Owner: [Chmielewski Raymond S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHMIELEWSKI%20RAYMOND%20S), [Apopka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Apopka)

## NTSB investigations on N1540V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO90FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA074), Sep 8, 1990: Beech C35 (N1540V), Forest Hill, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ABRUPT AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE TURN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1540V (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900908038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038389A), Sep 8, 1990: Beech B35 (N1540V), Forest Hill, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled trying to land on road near airport. Mistook road for vectored airport. Was getting dark. Accelerated stall

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