# N1639V: 1947 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1971-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 13811
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1968
- Mode S code: A1007A
- Owner when cancelled: [Benson Charle J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSON%20CHARLE%20J)
- Location: [Brockport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brockport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2144° N, 77.9292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14420, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1639V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1639V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1639V-1971-03-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC70F0215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0215), Nov 23, 1969: Cessna 140 (N1639V), Hammondsport, NY, destroyed

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