# N8540C: 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 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540C

## Aircraft that carried N8540C

- [Cancelled 2018-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540C-2018-05-21): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1252, built 1953. Revoked, canceled. Owner: [Eiesland Vern L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIESLAND%20VERN%20L), [The Dalles, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/The%20Dalles)

## NTSB investigations on N8540C (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 SEA79FYM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM39), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8540C), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8540C (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 19790609024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609024769A), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA22135 (N8540C), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Eng. Failed on takeoff. Water in fuel. Acft parked outside for 11 months with partially empty fuel tanks.

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