N8540B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 4, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172 cancelled October 4, 2006
- Serial number
- 36240
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 2003
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2006
- Last owner
- Watson Michael (Individual)
Davison, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8540B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36240
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.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site