# N8657B: 1957 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2008-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2008
- 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: 36357
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1957
- Certificate issued: December 20, 1983
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: ABE4B9
- Owner when cancelled: [Schiedel Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHIEDEL%20ROBERT%20E)
- Location: [Kalamazoo, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kalamazoo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3026° N, 85.5882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49007, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8657B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8657B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8657B-2008-06-05

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 CHI93LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA176), May 16, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8657B), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INITIATING HAND STARTING OF THE AIRPLANE UNATTENDED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON.

## 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 19930516013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930516013909A), May 16, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8657B), Plainwell, MI, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Aircraft ran into trees and fence. Non pilot passenger on brakes panicked. Unable to act.

## Other aircraft with N8657B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8657B): Boeing 737-8H4, S/N 42535, built 2015

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