# N540HC: 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: November 23, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540HC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540HC

## Aircraft that carried N540HC

- [Cancelled 2001-11-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540HC-2001-11-23): Stanton James R STAROS SA 260, S/N 96-01. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Hc & Nr Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HC%20%26%20NR%20INC), [Seguin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seguin)

## NTSB investigations on N540HC (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 FTW99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA034), Nov 24, 1998: Stanton Staros SA 260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The fuel leak for an undetermined reason which resulted in an in-flight fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540HC (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 19981124042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124042219A), Nov 24, 1998: Amtr STAROSSA260 (N540HC), Marion, TX, Destroyed. (.19) On November 24, 1998, at 1555 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built stanton staros sa 260, aerobatic airplane, N540HC, was destroyed when…

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