# N18WB: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 8493
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2009
- Last registry action: September 22, 2009
- Mode S code: A14049
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmidt Harley R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20HARLEY%20R)
- Location: [Pierpont, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Pierpont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4950° N, 97.7432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57468, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18WB-2017-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 SEA07CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA047), Jan 14, 2007: Cessna 140 (N18WB), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of the airplane's wheel brakes, which resulted in a nose over during landing.

## 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 20070113000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070113000229A), Jan 13, 2007: Cessna 140 (N18WB), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] states that at approximately 1700 hours local time, he departed krhv in N18WB for currency practice in the pattern.…

## Other aircraft with N18WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WB): William A Beasley ELA/EVO, S/N 07226801025, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1991-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18WB-1991-04-18): Burns William T BURNS DBL, S/N DBL0037. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Burns William T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNS%20WILLIAM%20T), [Mandeville, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Mandeville)

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