# N540EX: 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 15, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540EX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540EX

## Aircraft that carried N540EX

- [Cancelled 2015-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540EX-2015-05-15): Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90, S/N 540EX-1, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lee Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20DANIEL%20J), [Valley Center, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valley%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N540EX (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 LAX00LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA282), Jul 30, 2000: Daniel J. Lee Express 90 (N540EX), Cottonwood, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in the on ground collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540EX (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 20000729041549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729041549A), Jul 29, 2000: Amtr EXPRESSERI90 (N540EX), Cottonwood, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft made hard landing left wing struck ground causing left wing to separate from aircraft. Aircraft caught on fire completely destroying aircraft,…

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