# N540FT: 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, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540FT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540FT

## Aircraft that carried N540FT

- [Cancelled 2015-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540FT-2015-05-13): Carpenter B J/Carpenter S A GLASAIR II-S FT, S/N 2107, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Obrien Patrick A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OBRIEN%20PATRICK%20A), [San Clemente, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Clemente)

## NTSB investigations on N540FT (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 LAX06LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA110), Feb 12, 2006: Carpenter BJ/Carpenter Glasair II-S FT (N540FT), Roseville, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing low level aerobatics that led to a stall/spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540FT (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 20060212010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212010559A), Feb 12, 2006: Amtr GLASAIRIISFT (N540FT), Roseville, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was performing aerobatic operations over a populated area below 500 feet. Pilot lost control and crashed into a residence. Pilot, passenger and…
- [Incident 19971117038399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971117038399I), Nov 17, 1997: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG (N540FT), Corning, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: 1. Pilot aborted take-off when he experienced a runaway rudder trim. Using maximum braking a brake hose ruptured spraying hydraulic fluid on hot…

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