# N2540H: 1976 Schweizer SGS 1-35, registration cancelled 2013-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 1-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (registry code 8050148)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 52
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1976
- Last registry action: April 22, 2003
- Mode S code: A268BA
- Location: [Cayuta, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cayuta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2658° N, 76.6931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14824, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2540H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2540H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2540H-2013-08-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Schweizer SGS 1-35: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC01LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA225), Sep 8, 2001: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (N2540H), Cumberland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the glider.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20010908039349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010908039349A), Sep 8, 2001: Scwzer SGS135 (N2540H), Cumberland, MD, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was flying this type glider for the first time, after receiving a cockpit briefing from an instructor the pilot was towed to 3000 feet for a local…

## Other aircraft with N2540H

- [Cancelled 1950-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2540H-1950-09-08): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 3165, built 1946. Owner: [Salisbury Aircraft Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALISBURY%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE), [Salisbury, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Salisbury)

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