# N120U: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10256
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1946
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2000
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A05574
- Owners when cancelled: [Bush Rodney](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSH%20RODNEY), [Bush Kimberly L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSH%20KIMBERLY%20L)
- Location: [Elizabeth, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elizabeth)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0564° N, 81.3727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26143, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120U-2015-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 140: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19830201023789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201023789I), Feb 1, 1983: Cessna 140 (N120U), Walloon Lake, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft stalled on flare out. Impact severed the left main gear and bent a wingtip. Frost existed on the wings.
- [Incident 19790601028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601028799I), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 140 (N120U), Ashland, VA, Minor damage. Pilot encountered wind shear just before touchdown from nearby thunderstorm. Started go around, decided to land.

## Other aircraft with N120U

- [Cancelled 1962-11-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120U-1962-11-11): Beech C-45H, S/N 52-10891. Owner: [Ohio University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OHIO%20UNIVERSITY)

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