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N540EX

N540EX is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90 built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N540EX is reserved by a private party since February 4, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on December 4, 2026.

Lee Daniel J EXPRESS SERIES 90 cancelled May 15, 2015

Serial number
540EX-1
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1999
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 3, 1999
Last FAA action
May 20, 2008
Last owner
Lee Daniel J (Individual)
Valley Center, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N540EX

LAX00LA282Accident on July 30, 2000 at Cottonwood, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Daniel J. Lee Express 90 · serial 540EX-1

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in the on ground collision with trees.

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