# N8540W: 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 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540W

## Aircraft that carried N8540W

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540W-2017-05-15): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-10041, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [De Filippo Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20FILIPPO%20MICHAEL%20P), [Rancho Cucamonga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rancho%20Cucamonga)

## NTSB investigations on N8540W (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 LAX05FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA262), Aug 8, 2005: Piper PA-28-235 (N8540W), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and adequate airspeed while executing an evasive maneuver during an aborted landing, which resulted in a cross-controlled accelerated stall and impact…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8540W (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 20050808017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808017869A), Aug 8, 2005: Piper PA28235 (N8540W), Big Bear, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was on approach for landing at Big Bear, CA. Made abrupt right turn until upside down crashing in a drainage ditch south of the runway.

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