Single-engine piston

N540SC

1950 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
139
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hickory, NC
Registration record

N540SC on the FAA register

Type
1950 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2
Serial
139
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hickory, NC
Certificate issued
2001-10-19
Airworthiness date
2013-09-10
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6D97F
Mode S (octal)
51554577
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N540SC.
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N540SC

N540SC is a 1950 Homebuilt DHC-1B-2, serial number 139. It is registered to an individual in Hickory, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 10, 2013.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N540SC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N540SC.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.