# N54140: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 5, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54140

## Aircraft that carried N54140

- [Cancelled 2024-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54140-2024-09-05): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274887, built 1981. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Daley Nelson E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALEY%20NELSON%20E), [Saint David, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Saint%20David)
- [Cancelled 1972-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54140-1972-04-25): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3124. Owner: [Sauve Louis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUVE%20LOUIS%20M), [Monrovia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monrovia)

## NTSB investigations on N54140 (2)

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 WPR21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA186), May 8, 2021: Cessna 172P (N54140), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper pitch control and landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounce and subsequent porpoised landing.
- [NTSB LAX71FUG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUG92), Jun 15, 1971: Fairchild M62A (N54140), Upland, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54140 (2)

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 20210508008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210508008239A), May 8, 2021: Cessna 172P (N54140), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. While conducting solo pattern work (full stop taxi back) while the instructor was observing from the ground, the student pilot lost control during the flare of…
- [Incident 19910328013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328013819I), Mar 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N54140), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Ground looped and wing tip hit the runway.

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