# N140SW: 1957 Beech A45, registration cancelled 2002-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: G-130
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1990
- Last registry action: June 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A0A455
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Warriors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20WARRIORS%20INC)
- Location: [Fairburn, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fairburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5867° N, 84.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30213, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140SW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=140SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140SW-2002-06-25

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 Beech A45: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45.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 ATL99FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA072), Apr 19, 1999: Beech T-34A (N140SW), Rydal, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Fracture of the wing spar as a result of fatigue cracking that occurred over an unknown number of flights and flight hours with a wing loading spectrum not anticipated during design of the airplane.…

## 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 19990419003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990419003719A), Apr 19, 1999: Beech A45 (N140SW), Rydall, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft wing came off in flight, and the acft crashed, the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the…

## Other aircraft with N140SW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140SW): Seawind Associates SEAWIND 3000, S/N 203

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