# N8340B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2009-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- 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: 36140
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 12, 1957
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2006
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AB6990
- Owners when cancelled: [Vassiliades Angelo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VASSILIADES%20ANGELO), [Vassiliades Margit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VASSILIADES%20MARGIT)
- Location: [Desert Shores, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Desert%20Shores)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4702° N, 116.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92274, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340B-2009-04-08

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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 SEA07LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA094), Apr 7, 2007: Cessna 172 (N8340B), Chiriaco Summit, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Engine fire during start-up for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20070406005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070406005539A), Apr 6, 2007: Cessna 172 (N8340B), Chiriaco Summi, CA, Destroyed. (-23) During engine start at Chiriaco Summit Airport pilot noticed smoke coming out from under the engine cowling. Once the pilot and occupant exited, the…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.