N5540D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech H35 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 29, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech H35 cancelled September 29, 2014
- Serial number
- D-5095
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 8, 1997
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Sohl John H (Individual)
Wahoo, NE - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5540D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 35 · serial D-5095
the pilot's failure to perform an aircraft preflight which resulted in him selecting a fuel tank which had insufficient fuel for the flight and the subsequent fuel starvation.
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