# N5540M: Aero Commander 100, registration cancelled 1976-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202)
- Serial number: 152
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1969
- Mode S code: A710AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Watson W W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20W%20W)
- Location: [Richton, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Richton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5540M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540M-1976-05-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Aero Commander 100: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100.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 MIA68D0506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0506), Dec 16, 1967: Aero Comdr 100 (N5540M), Brunswick, GA, destroyed

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