# N62538: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1993-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17275298
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1989
- Last registry action: March 31, 1993
- Mode S code: A82BB2
- Owner when cancelled: [538 Limited](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/538%20LIMITED)
- Location: [Evanston, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Evanston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0547° N, 87.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62538
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62538
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62538-1993-05-10

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 CHI92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA172), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 172 (N62538), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER APPROACH TO LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE THUNDERSTORM AND THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19920614019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614019999A), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 172P (N62538), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Landed fast. Unable to stop on 5000 foot runway. Ran off end. Blamed windshift. None noted.
- [Incident 19860121015009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860121015009I), Jan 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N62538), Chicago, IL. Destination airport went IFR. VFR pilot did not want to use alternate due to wind. Finally cleared to land.
- [Incident 19841129074319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841129074319I), Nov 29, 1984: Cessna 172P (N62538), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Struck unidentified object on approach. Dent in leading edge of wingtip.

## Other aircraft with N62538

- [Cancelled 2011-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62538-2011-06-13): Burns John M III QCKSLVR MX 2 SPRINT, S/N 0563. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1996-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62538-1996-03-21): Bell 206L-3, S/N 51605. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Helicopter Aviation Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELICOPTER%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION), [Mount Pleasant, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mount%20Pleasant)
- [Cancelled 1973-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62538-1973-05-22): Sikorsky S-58, S/N 58-1101. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Rotair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTAIR%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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