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N2540H

N2540H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 1-35 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 5, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Schweizer SGS 1-35 cancelled August 5, 2013

Serial number
52
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1976
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
April 22, 2003
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Cayuta, NY
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider

Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C cancelled September 8, 1950

Serial number
3165
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 31, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Salisbury Aircraft Service (Corporation)
Salisbury, NC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2540H

NYC01LA225Accident on September 8, 2001 at Cumberland, MD: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 1-35 · serial 52

The pilot misjudged distance and altitude. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the glider.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site