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N540FM

N540FM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-1 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 7, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Dehavilland DHC-1 cancelled February 7, 2018

Serial number
189
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1947
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 10, 1991
Last FAA action
April 13, 2012
Last owner
Maroney James L (Individual)
Brookfield, WI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N540FM

ERA14FA163Accident on March 23, 2014 at Vonore, TN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dehavilland DHC-1 · serial 189

The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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