# N540DS: 1991 Schnetzler Estill E JR GLASAIR III, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schnetzler Estill E JR GLASAIR III](https://openairdocs.org/model/schnetzler-estill-e-jr-glasair-iii) (registry code 05691CR)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3127
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1991
- Certificate issued: July 28, 2011
- Last registry action: February 26, 2017
- Mode S code: A6D848
- Owner when cancelled: [Rohweder Alfredo R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROHWEDER%20ALFREDO%20R)
- Location: [Oak Hill, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Oak%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9269° N, 77.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20171, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540DS-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Schnetzler Estill E JR GLASAIR III: https://openairdocs.org/model/schnetzler-estill-e-jr-glasair-iii.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20170808016979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170808016979I), Aug 8, 2017: Schnetzler Estill E Jr GLASAIR III (N540DS), Midland, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on runway 33. PIC stated that he had three green indicated for the gear down and locked indicator prior to landing. As soon as the nose gear…

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