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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N540N

N540N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 4, 2011 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER cancelled August 4, 2011

Serial number
401
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
Year built
1974
Last status
Third notice for re-registration or renewal
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
April 9, 1974
Last FAA action
October 6, 1990
Last owner
Seair Alaska Airlines INC (Corporation)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Curtiss Wright ROBIN J-1 cancelled October 17, 1950

Serial number
749
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 22, 1948
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Powell Kenneth (Individual)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N540N

ANC85FA054Accident on March 12, 1985 at Barter Island, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: De Havilland DHC-6-300 · serial 401

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