# N540EV: 2020 Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS

- Status: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS](https://openairdocs.org/model/devault-gabriel-v-sonex-xenos) (registry code 05639BM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 059
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Electric
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC XENOS
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 2020
- Mode S code: A6D864
- Location: [Chilmark, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Chilmark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3380° N, 70.7617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02535, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540EV

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N540EV.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20260912011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260912011559I), Sep 12, 2026: Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS (N540EV), North Tisbury, MA, Minor damage. On 9/12/26 at approximately 12:43PM, [privacy data omitted], a Sonex Xenos electric motorglider, was departing mvy on rwy 6. The aircraft began the roll past…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Devault Gabriel V SONEX XENOS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/devault-gabriel-v-sonex-xenos/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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