N8540Z

Cancelled 2017

Deregistered aircraft · 1988 North American-Medore SNJ-5 · Pratt & Whitney R1340 series

Cancelled: October 5, 2017
Exported to: Denmark
Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
Serial number: 88-13585-1
Year built: 1988
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
Airworthiness date: July 6, 1988
Certificate issued: February 3, 1998
Last registry action: January 3, 2014
Mode S code: ABB8A4
Owner when cancelled: Westrum Enterprises Inc
Location: Norwalk, IA
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelNorth American-Medore SNJ-5ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8540Z and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX94LA368Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportReno, NVthat the pilot of the other airplane misjudged the distance between the airplanes. The other airplane pilot's diverted attention to the air race is a factor in this accident.Sep 18, 1994 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8540Z and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19940918047241ANormal Cruise · Reno, NVDuring air race overtook and struck N7404C with his left wing from below came apart in air. Spun into a residence.Sep 18, 1994 · Destroyed · 1 fatal