# N8540B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 4, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540B

## Aircraft that carried N8540B

- [Cancelled 2006-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540B-2006-10-04): Cessna 172, S/N 36240, built 1957. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Watson Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20MICHAEL), [Davison, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Davison)

## NTSB investigations on N8540B (1)

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 CHI06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA070), Jan 22, 2006: Cessna 172 (N8540B), Harrison, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8540B (1)

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.

- [Accident 20060122006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060122006239A), Jan 22, 2006: Cessna 172 (N8540B), Harrison, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While in the vicinity of the airport the aircraft struck a tree. The resultant stall/spin accident destroyed the aircraft with one fatality.

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