Cub Crafters CC18-180
N540DM is a Cub Crafters CC18-180, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2008. It has 2 seats. It is registered to L-Bird LLC, an LLC in Hood River, Oregon. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 17, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 8, 2008.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cub Crafters
- Model
- CC18-180 · all CC18-180s and related versions
- Built of
- steel tube and fabricThe fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. This is how the Cub Crafters CC18 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- CC18-0027
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-C1G · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 2008
- Transponder code
- A6D843 (octal 51554103)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- August 17, 2018
- Expires
- August 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- June 3, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 8, 2008
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01004998
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- L-Bird LLC
- Type
- LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 1750 Country Club Rd
Hood River, OR 97031-8636
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N540DM links to the rest of the register
- Cub Crafters CC18 33 registered
- Cub Crafters 49 aircraft on the register
- Built of steel tube and fabric · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-360-C1G 141 aircraft with this engine series · 180 hp
- L-Bird LLC 18 aircraft in the fleet
- Hood River, OR 337 aircraft registered in this town
- Ken Jernstedt Airfield · 4S2
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cub Crafters CC18 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Cub Crafters CC18 81 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-360-C1G 18 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-360-C1G 11 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N540DM, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to L-Bird LLC, an LLC, certificate issued August 17, 2018, expires August 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated May 8, 2008, consistent with the 2008 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial CC18-0027 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N540DM according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N540DM: Accident on March 31, 2018 at Prescott, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 14, 1999 at Katy, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cub Crafters CC18-180 · operated under 091
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing after touching down with the left brake engaged. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aviat S1-11B · operated under 091
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped biplane following the failure of the left brake master cylinder.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 26, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data