# N540ME: 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: December 28, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540ME

## Aircraft that carried N540ME

- [Cancelled 2016-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540ME-2016-12-28): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B-0540, built 1996. First renewal notice. Owner: [Wright Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N540ME (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 ANC16LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA012), Jan 2, 2016: Cessna 208B (N540ME), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued flight into deteriorating, flat light weather conditions, which resulted in impact with mountainous, snow-covered terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540ME (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 20160102004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160102004889A), Jan 2, 2016: Cessna 208B (N540ME), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, Destroyed. On January 2nd, 2016 wright air service aircraft, N540ME departed the fairbanks international airport for Anaktuvuk Pass on VFR flight plan at 1034AST with…

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