# N5540D: 1957 Beech H35, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-5095
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1997
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A710A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Sohl John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOHL%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Wahoo, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Wahoo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1846° N, 96.6189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68066, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5540D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540D-2014-09-29

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 Beech H35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35.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 CHI99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA084), Feb 9, 1999: Beech 35 (N5540D), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform an aircraft preflight which resulted in him selecting a fuel tank which had insufficient fuel for the flight and the subsequent fuel starvation.

## 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 19990208001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990208001229A), Feb 8, 1999: Beech H35 (N5540D), Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that the acft had "lost something" shortly after take-off and said he was attempting to return to the arpt. The acft landed on highlands golf…

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