# N540DS: 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: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540DS

## Aircraft that carried N540DS

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540DS-2020-10-31): Schnetzler Estill E JR GLASAIR III, S/N 3127, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rohweder Alfredo R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROHWEDER%20ALFREDO%20R), [Oak Hill, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Oak%20Hill)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540DS (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.

- [Incident 20170808016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170808016979I), Aug 8, 2017: Schnetzler Estill E Jr GLASAIR III (N540DS), Midland, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on runway 33. PIC stated that he had three green indicated for the gear down and locked indicator prior to landing. As soon as the nose gear…

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