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N541EM

N541EM is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Klaas Development Inc LANCAIR IV-P built in 2000. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 5, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Klaas Development Inc LANCAIR IV-P cancelled January 5, 2018

Serial number
LIV-398
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2000
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 2, 2007
Last FAA action
November 14, 2011
Last owner
Empire Equipment LLC (Corporation)
Knoxville, TN
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N541EM

ERA14FA421Accident on September 3, 2014 at Ooltewah, TN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Klaas Development INC LANCAIR IV P · serial LIV-398

The inadequate torque of the propeller mounting bolts and inspection of the propeller, which resulted in the fatigue fracture of the bolts and a subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller assembly.

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