# N20540: 1938 Taylorcraft A, registration cancelled 1956-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 1956
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft A](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-a) (registry code 8850202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-643](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-643) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 548
- Year built: 1938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1947
- Mode S code: A1A793
- Owner when cancelled: [Kleiner Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLEINER%20RICHARD%20L)
- Location: [Highland, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Highland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7550° N, 89.6676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62249, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20540-1956-02-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylorcraft A: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-a.md

## Other aircraft with N20540

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20540): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-4193

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