# N8540U: 1965 Cessna 172F, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17252440
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1968
- Mode S code: ABB89F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sachse Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACHSE%20FRANK)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540U-1970-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f.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 CHI66F0360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0360), Oct 10, 1965: Cessna 172F (N8540U), Chicago, IL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8540U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540U): North American Medore T-6G, S/N 55-14454-1, built 1955

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