# N8540B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2006-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2006
- 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: 36240
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1957
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2003
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: ABB88E
- Owner when cancelled: [Watson Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATSON%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Davison, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Davison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0404° N, 83.5143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48423, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540B-2006-10-04

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 CHI06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA070), Jan 22, 2006: Cessna 172 (N8540B), Harrison, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.

## 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 20060122006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060122006239A), Jan 22, 2006: Cessna 172 (N8540B), Harrison, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While in the vicinity of the airport the aircraft struck a tree. The resultant stall/spin accident destroyed the aircraft with one fatality.

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