# N5540F: 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: July 25, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5540F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540F

## Aircraft that carried N5540F

- [Cancelled 1975-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540F-1975-07-25): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2824939. Owner: [Hamilton James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20JAMES%20R), [Cantonment, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cantonment)

## NTSB investigations on N5540F (2)

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 MIA75AM072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM072), Mar 31, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5540F), Pensacola, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA71DLA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA48), May 21, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N5540F), Florala, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5540F (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 19750331015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750331015629A), Mar 31, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N5540F), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pensacola radio advsd plt that visual flt not recommended in area. Plt later rptd disoriented.

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