# N3540U: 2001 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2010-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2010
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8952
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 2001
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2009
- Last registry action: September 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A3F614
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRCRAFT%20CONSULTANCY%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: Dereham Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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-2010-12-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA026), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved field, and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff prior to collision with a sign and an embankment. Factors in the accident were his…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20051105033249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105033249I), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE. (-23) On November 5, 2005, at about 1215 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172S, N3540U, pilot stated he mistakenly pulled the mixture control and shut the…
- [Accident 20051105032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051105032169A), Nov 5, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3540U), Laurel, DE, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 5th, 2005, about 1915 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172-S, N3540U, piloted by a commercial pilot was attempting a night take off from a…

## Other aircraft with N3540U

- [Cancelled 1995-10-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540U-1995-10-10): Cessna 182F, S/N 18254940. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Evans Billy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20BILLY%20W), [Alamosa, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Alamosa)

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