# N541TW: 1997 Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540](https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-aeronautics-edge-540) (registry code 056037G)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0017
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1998
- Last registry action: May 2, 2001
- Mode S code: A6DD61
- Owner when cancelled: [Wade Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4546° N, 122.6990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97219, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N541TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=541TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541TW-2018-01-24

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 Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540: https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-aeronautics-edge-540.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 LAX02FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA003), Oct 11, 2001: Edge 540 (N541TW), San Juan Capist, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain/object altitude clearance while intentionally performing low level aerobatics, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.

## 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 20011010029959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011010029959A), Oct 10, 2001: Amtr EDGE540 (N541TW), Santa Ana, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The left aileron departed the aircraft during flight. The aileron was located over 3000 yards from the accident site. Unable to determine cause as part…

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