# N8537X: Cessna P172D, registration cancelled 1974-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna P172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d) (registry code 2072202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P17257137
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1970
- Mode S code: ABB5E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Ercolani Ronald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERCOLANI%20RONALD)
- Location: [Middletown, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Middletown)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8537X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8537X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537X-1974-05-17

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 P172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p172d.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 FTW72FRA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA40), Mar 1, 1972: Cessna 172D (N8537X), Pearland, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE16), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 172D (N8537X), Deep River, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65D0232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0232), May 9, 1965: Cessna P172D (N8537X), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1908](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1908), May 23, 1964: Cessna 172 (N8537X), New Lothrop, MI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8537X

- [Cancelled 2011-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537X-2011-05-18): O'Malley Thomas F MODIFIED T-18, S/N TTOM-1. Assigned, pending cancellation

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