# N6540C: 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: January 14, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6540C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6540C

## Aircraft that carried N6540C

- [Cancelled 2011-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540C-2011-01-14): Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPMUNK, S/N C1/0654. Owner: [Geyman John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEYMAN%20JOHN%20P), [Friday Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Friday%20Harbor)
- [Cancelled 1982-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540C-1982-08-19): Douglas DC-6A, S/N 45368. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [George T Baker Aviation School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20T%20BAKER%20AVIATION%20SCHOOL), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N6540C (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 WPR10LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA313), Jun 24, 2010: De Havilland DHC-1 (N6540C), Port Orchard, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to water contamination in the fuel.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6540C (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 20100624035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100624035729A), Jun 24, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-1 CHIPM (N6540C), Olalla, WA, Destroyed. On June 23, 2010 aircraft departed vaughn ranch airport for a maintenance operational check flight. The pilot stated that he had departed to the south and flew…

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