N540ME
N540ME is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 208B built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 28, 2016. The last status on file was "first notice for registration renewal".
Cessna 208B cancelled December 28, 2016
- Serial number
- 208B-0540
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1996
- Last status
- First notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- May 30, 2001
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2014
- Last owner
- Wright Air Service INC (Corporation)
Fairbanks, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N540ME
ANC16LA012Accident on January 2, 2016 at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 208B · serial 208B-0540
The pilot’s continued flight into deteriorating, flat light weather conditions, which resulted in impact with mountainous, snow-covered 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