# N76981: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76981

## Aircraft that carried N76981

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76981-2013-05-09): Cessna 140, S/N 11427, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kenneth Scott Smith Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNETH%20SCOTT%20SMITH%20JR), [Martindale, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Martindale)

## NTSB investigations on N76981 (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 FTW95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA137), Mar 13, 1995: Cessna 140 (N76981), Fentress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF AN ANIMAL INTO THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS WERE THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO ESTABLISH A VISUAL LOOKOUT DOWN THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE RUNWAY'S 'CROWNED'…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N76981 (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 19950313004769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950313004769A), Mar 13, 1995: Cessna 140 (N76981), Fentress, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with a cow on takeoff Private strip. Unable to timely see cow due to crown in runway.

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