# N3540U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: December 14, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3540U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3540U

## Aircraft that carried N3540U

- [Cancelled 2010-12-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540U-2010-12-14): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8952, built 2001. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20CONSULTANCY%20INC%20TRUSTEE), Dereham Norfolk
- [Cancelled 1995-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540U-1995-10-10): Cessna 182F, S/N 18254940. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Evans Billy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20BILLY%20W), [Alamosa, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Alamosa)

## NTSB investigations on N3540U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA026), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved field, and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff prior to collision with a sign and an embankment. Factors in the accident were his…
- [NTSB FTW94LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA308), Sep 23, 1994: Cessna 182F (N3540U), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL. FACTORS WERE THE CROSS WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S POOR EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3540U (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20051105033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105033249I), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE. (-23) On November 5, 2005, at about 1215 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172S, N3540U, pilot stated he mistakenly pulled the mixture control and shut the…
- [Accident 20051105032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105032169A), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 5th, 2005, about 1915 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172-S, N3540U, piloted by a commercial pilot was attempting a night take off from a…
- [Accident 19940923032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923032959A), Sep 23, 1994: Cessna 182F (N3540U), Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. To high and fast with sifting winds. Exited runway. Nosed over.

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