# N1980N: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1973-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 1973
- 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: 12216
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A18848
- Owner when cancelled: [Grondin Francis J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRONDIN%20FRANCIS%20J)
- Location: [Rochester, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Rochester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1980N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1980N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1980N-1973-05-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC72DNC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNC51), May 27, 1972: Cessna 140 (N1980N), Rochester, NH, destroyed

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