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N540FT1996 Carpenter B J/Carpenter S A GLASAIR II-S FT

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 13, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Feb 2006)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
San Clemente, CA
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 2006
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
San Clemente, CA
Certificate issued
Nov 29, 2005
Canceled
May 13, 2015
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Oct 9, 1996

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Carpenter B J/Carpenter S A
Model
GLASAIR II-S FT
Year
1996
Serial number
2107
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A6D87B

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2005 – 2015Individual ownerSan Clemente, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Feb 12, 2006 · Roseville, CA

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while performing low level aerobatics that led to a stall/spin.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX06LA110

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX06LA110)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Flight controls · switch · stuckNov 16, 1997

    RUDDER TRIM ROCKER SWITCH STUCK IN LEFT POSITION CAUSING FULL LEFT RUDDER TRIM DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED. AFTER MAXIMUM APPLICATION OF BRAKES, BRAKE LINE FAILED AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKE FIRE. SWITCH FAILURE WAS ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED APPROXIMATELY 1 OUT OF 10 ACTUATIONS OF SWITCH.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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