# N540Q: Beech 36, registration cancelled 2007-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2007
- Exported to: Paraguay
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-173
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 2006
- Last registry action: August 25, 2006
- Mode S code: A6D94A
- Owner when cancelled: [Interplane Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERPLANE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540Q-2007-10-05

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 Beech 36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36.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 NYC03CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA149), Jul 3, 2003: Beech BE36 (N540Q), Block Island, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in the accident was a wet runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030703013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030703013789A), Jul 3, 2003: Beech 36BEECH (N540Q), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. (-23) On an IFR approach to bid over shot runway 10, circled to runway 28 landed and lost control of aircraft, went off the end of runway and into a fence. No…
- [Incident 19870601056029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870601056029I), Jun 1, 1987: Beech 36BEECH (N540Q), Millville, NJ, Minor damage. The nose gear collapsed on landing. The pilot failed to confirm gear down and locked. Overdue annual and medical.

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