# N346ME: 2000 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2004-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8578
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2000
- Last registry action: October 21, 2003
- Mode S code: A3D4B0
- Owners when cancelled: [Diaz Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAZ%20EDWARD%20J), [Diaz Dorothea G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAZ%20DOROTHEA%20G)
- Location: [Ashburn, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Ashburn)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0419° N, 77.4781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20147, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=346ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346ME-2004-02-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 IAD02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA013), Nov 15, 2001: Cessna 172S (N346ME), Leesburg, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper stowage of hazardous material.

## 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 20011115031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011115031869A), Nov 15, 2001: Cessna 172S (N346ME), Leesburg, VA, No damage. (-23) Pilot edward diaz. While taxiing his aircraft for takeoff, pulled off to the run up pad to investigate the cause of the fuel vapors in the cabin. He…

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