# N2540H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 5, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2540H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2540H

## Aircraft that carried N2540H

- [Cancelled 2013-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2540H-2013-08-05): Schweizer SGS 1-35, S/N 52, built 1976. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Cayuta, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cayuta)
- [Cancelled 1950-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2540H-1950-09-08): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3165, built 1946. Owner: [Salisbury Aircraft Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALISBURY%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE), [Salisbury, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Salisbury)

## NTSB investigations on N2540H (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 NYC01LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA225), Sep 8, 2001: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2540H), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the glider.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2540H (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 20010908039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908039349A), Sep 8, 2001: Scwzer SGS135 (N2540H), Cumberland, MD, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was flying this type glider for the first time, after receiving a cockpit briefing from an instructor the pilot was towed to 3000 feet for a local…

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