# N540Q: 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: October 5, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540Q

## Aircraft that carried N540Q

- [Cancelled 2007-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540Q-2007-10-05): Beech 36, S/N E-173. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Interplane Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERPLANE%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N540Q (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 NYC03CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA149), Jul 3, 2003: Beech BE36 (N540Q), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in the accident was a wet runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N540Q (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 20030703013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030703013789A), Jul 3, 2003: Beech 36BEECH (N540Q), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. (-23) On an IFR approach to bid over shot runway 10, circled to runway 28 landed and lost control of aircraft, went off the end of runway and into a fence. No…
- [Incident 19870601056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870601056029I), Jun 1, 1987: Beech 36BEECH (N540Q), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The pilot failed to confirm gear down and locked. Overdue annual and medical.

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