# N540ME: 1996 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2016-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208B-0540
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1996
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2001
- Last registry action: January 22, 2014
- Mode S code: A6D904
- Owner when cancelled: [Wright Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WRIGHT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540ME-2016-12-28

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Cessna 208B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HYTA2005001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYTA2005001), Oct 20, 2004: SPRING. CHAFED. FLEXING OF MLG SPRING CAUSES CENTER SPRING TO CONTACT MLG COVER PN 2611103-10 WHICH IS LOCATED BENEATH THE CENTER SPRING. TWO RIVETS HAD WORN INTO THE CENTER SP

## 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 ANC16LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA012), Jan 2, 2016: Cessna 208B (N540ME), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued flight into deteriorating, flat light weather conditions, which resulted in impact with mountainous, snow-covered terrain.

## 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 20160102004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160102004889A), Jan 2, 2016: Cessna 208B (N540ME), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, Destroyed. On January 2nd, 2016 wright air service aircraft, N540ME departed the fairbanks international airport for Anaktuvuk Pass on VFR flight plan at 1034AST with…

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