# N5540A: 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 16, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5540A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540A

## Aircraft that carried N5540A

- [Cancelled 2017-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540A-2017-05-16): Piper PA-20, S/N 20-982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rice Wesley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20WESLEY%20R), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N5540A (3)

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 ANC09CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA107), Sep 27, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to attempt an off-airport landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA055), Jun 24, 2007: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop and main landing gear collapse. Factors contributing to the accident were the ground-loop and…
- [NTSB NYC68D0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0423), Mar 26, 1968: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Blossvale, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5540A (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 20090924025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090924025609A), Sep 24, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), AK, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Attempted to leave hunting camp at a small private strip with ice and snow covering the ground. On takeoff the aircraft hit a large dip…
- [Accident 20070624010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624010879A), Jun 24, 2007: Piper PA20 (N5540A), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 24, 2006, N540A, a PA-20 ballanca, ground looped while landing on runway 22 at the Nenana airport. There was a 10-12 knot crosswind from the…

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