Single-engine piston

N8540U

1955 North American AT-6G

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1955
Serial
55-14454-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-1340-AN-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mackey Paul A + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Tulsa, OK
Registration record

N8540U on the FAA register

Type
1955 North American AT-6G
Serial
55-14454-1
Engines
P & W R-1340-AN-1
Registered owner
Mackey Paul A + 1 co-owner
Tulsa, OK
Certificate issued
2007-05-18
Airworthiness date
2015-03-01
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · other
Mode S (hex)
ABB89F
Mode S (octal)
52734237
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (other)).
  • 2007-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N8540U to the current registrant.
  • 1970-09-03
    N8540U previously assigned to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk / 172F Skyhawk (s/n 17252440); cancelled.
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N8540U

N8540U is a 1955 North American AT-6G, serial number 55-14454-1. The FAA register lists Mackey Paul A + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2007 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-1340-AN-1 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (other), dated March 1, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8540U. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-10-10 Accident · Chicago Ill, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0905
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172F — a different aircraft that carried the N8540U registration before this airframe.

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.