# N1607V: 1947 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- 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: 13779
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A0F50F
- Owner when cancelled: [West Dale A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20DALE%20A)
- Location: [St Charles, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Charles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8580° N, 90.4633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1607V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1607V-2013-10-23

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 FTW79DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA093), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1607V), Basile, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790706016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706016009A), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1607V), Basile, LA, Destroyed. Student pilot engaged in buzzing, struck wires and crashed.

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