# N140FS: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2025-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261874
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 13, 2018
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A0A33E
- Owner when cancelled: [Custom Air International LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20AIR%20INTERNATIONAL%20LLC)
- Location: [Homestead, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Homestead)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 25.4858° N, 80.5082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140FS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140FS-2025-02-26

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 ERA24LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA030), Oct 31, 2023: Cessna 172 (N140FS), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control and descent into terrain due to spatial disorientation during a solo night cross country flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-reported…

## 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 20231031020359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231031020359A), Oct 31, 2023: Cessna 172M (N140FS), Pembroke Pines, FL, Destroyed. Part 91 flight in night VMC conditions, pilot became spatially disoriented and subsequently impacted the ground, aircraft was destroyed and pilot sustained…

## Other aircraft with N140FS

- [Cancelled 1995-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140FS-1995-06-05): Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER, S/N 170. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Four Star Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUR%20STAR%20AVIATION%20INC), [St Thomas, VI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VI/St%20Thomas)

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