# N3540U: Cessna 182F, registration cancelled 1995-10-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 10, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18254940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A3F614
- Owners when cancelled: [Evans Billy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20BILLY%20W), [Crowther Leon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROWTHER%20LEON)
- Location: [Alamosa, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Alamosa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4693° N, 105.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81101, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3540U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3540U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540U-1995-10-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 182F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f.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 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 (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 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.

## Other aircraft with 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

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