# N540EX: 1999 Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90](https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-daniel-j-express-series-90) (registry code 05607CS)
- 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: 540EX-1
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Express Acft Co LLC SERIES 90
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1999
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1999
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A6D866
- Owner when cancelled: [Lee Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20DANIEL%20J)
- Location: [Valley Center, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Valley%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2518° N, 117.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92082, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540EX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540EX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540EX-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90: https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-daniel-j-express-series-90.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 LAX00LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA282), Jul 30, 2000: Daniel J. Lee Express 90 (N540EX), Cottonwood, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in the on ground collision with trees.

## 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 20000729041549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729041549A), Jul 29, 2000: Amtr EXPRESSERI90 (N540EX), Cottonwood, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft made hard landing left wing struck ground causing left wing to separate from aircraft. Aircraft caught on fire completely destroying aircraft,…

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