# N540N: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 4, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540N

## Aircraft that carried N540N

- [Cancelled 2011-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540N-2011-08-04): Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER, S/N 401, built 1974. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Seair Alaska Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEAIR%20ALASKA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 1950-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540N-1950-10-17): Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1, S/N 749. Owner: [Powell Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POWELL%20KENNETH)

## NTSB investigations on N540N (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 ANC85FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA054), Mar 12, 1985: de Havilland DHC-6-300 (N540N), Barter Island, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540N (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 19850312006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850312006599A), Mar 12, 1985: Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER (N540N), Barter Island, AK, Substantial damage. The plane hit the ground during a go around. Deicing equipment not used. Pilot was operating in IFR conditions.

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