# Birchler Boyd EAGLE 540

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05621ZS
- Manufacturer (registry): BIRCHLER BOYD
- Model: EAGLE 540
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/birchler-boyd-eagle-540

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA14LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA378), Aug 10, 2014: Birchler Boyd Eagle 540 (N34BJ), Standish, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…
- [NTSB CEN12CA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA360), Jun 9, 2012: Birchler Boyd Eagle 540 (N34BJ), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees during a low-level aerobatic maneuver.

## 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 20140810014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014479A), Aug 10, 2014: Birchler Boyd EAGLE 540 (N34BJ), Standish, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot and only occupant of N34BJ, departed the northern aroostook rgnl airport, frenchville, Maine after conducting an aeobatic demonstration in his christen…
- [Accident 20120609010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609010459A), Jun 9, 2012: Birchler Boyd EAGLE 540 (N34BJ), Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. On Saturday, June 9, 2012 pilot [privacy data omitted] was performing at an air show for the wings and wheels air show held at the Kokomo, Indiana airport.…

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