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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5439N

N5439N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bracken Charles O CB540 built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 15, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Bracken Charles O CB540 cancelled December 15, 2004

Serial number
981101-39
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1999
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 15, 1998
Last FAA action
October 19, 2004
Last owner
Bracken Charles O (Individual)
Detroit, MI
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N5439N

CHI04CA159Accident on June 19, 2004 at Lapeer, MI: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bracken CB540 · serial 981101-39

The pilot's loss of control due to an undetermined flight control system malfunction. Contributing factors to the accident were the wires and 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