# N49540: 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 13, 1948
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49540

## Aircraft that carried N49540

- [Cancelled 1948-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49540-1948-05-13): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B8312. Owner: [Henry W Dewitt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENRY%20W%20DEWITT), [Holly Hill, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Holly%20Hill)

## NTSB investigations on N49540 (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 CHI88LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA063), Feb 13, 1988: Cessna 152 (N49540), Lansing, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N49540 (2)

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 19880213002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880213002439A), Feb 13, 1988: Cessna 152 (N49540), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Allowed student to taxi too fast on a ice covered taxiway. Aircraft struck a snowbank and nosed over.
- [Incident 19871206078269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206078269I), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 152 (N49540), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Slid into a snowbank during a ground runup. Right tire slid off the taxiway. Caused nose to yaw into a snowbank.

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