Single-engine piston

N8540P

North American AT-6D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
42-81646-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wright Wing Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Pittsboro, NC
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Registration record

N8540P on the FAA register

Type
North American AT-6D
Serial
42-81646-1
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Wright Wing Aviation LLC
Pittsboro, NC
Certificate issued
2025-06-30
Airworthiness date
1995-08-08
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABB89A
Mode S (octal)
52734232
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N8540P to the current registrant.
  • 1995-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-10-01
    N8540P previously assigned to a Piper Comanche 400 (s/n 26-121); cancelled.
Overview

About N8540P

N8540P is a North American AT-6D, serial number 42-81646-1. The FAA register lists Wright Wing Aviation LLC as the registrant in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 8, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8540P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-02-02 Accident · San Antonio,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0233
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24 — a different aircraft that carried the N8540P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TANK.

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.