# N3540S: 1963 Cessna 172E, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250740
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1963
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1980
- Last registry action: July 1, 1989
- Mode S code: A3F612
- Owner when cancelled: [Garber Kenneth E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARBER%20KENNETH%20E)
- Location: [Lakewood, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lakewood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4862° N, 81.8010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3540S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3540S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540S-2013-07-30

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 172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e.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 CHI83LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA399), Aug 30, 1983: Cessna 172E (N3540S), Columbia Sta., OH, destroyed

## 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 19830829048969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829048969A), Aug 29, 1983: Cessna 172E (N3540S), Columbia Statio, OH, Destroyed. Struck wires on final for the runway. Expired student permit. Issued under a ficticuous name. Odor of alcohol.

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