# N1537U: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2020-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17267168
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 12, 2014
- Last registry action: October 31, 2016
- Mode S code: A0D8B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunrise Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0378° N, 76.4798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1537U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1537U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1537U-2020-03-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA18LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA233), Aug 26, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1537U), New Kent, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of airplane control during a go-around.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20180826012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180826012339A), Aug 26, 2018: Cessna 172M (N1537U), New Kent Airpor, VA, Destroyed. Student pilot was on a solo cross-country under day VFR conditions. At take off the aircraft veered left and struck a post on top of a hanger, then cut power…

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