# N2140E: 1978 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17271168
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 5, 2002
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A1CABB
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Indiana Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20INDIANA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wabash, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Wabash)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7845° N, 85.8305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46992, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2140E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2140E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140E-2012-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN11CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA004), Oct 1, 2010: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Wabash, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing and certificated flight instructor's failure to execute a go-around.
- [NTSB LAX82FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD02), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20101001046039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001046039A), Oct 1, 2010: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Wabash, IN, Substantial damage. On 10/1/2010 at 1830 a Cessna 172 at Wabash in (iwh) N2140E was involved in a accident with a student and flight instructor on board. Aircraft landed at 1/3 or…
- [Incident 19870408026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870408026249I), Apr 8, 1987: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. Wingtip struck the propeller of a parked aircraft during night taxi operation to parking.
- [Incident 19811108072639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811108072639I), Nov 8, 1981: Cessna 172N (N2140E), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into another aircraft which was taxing on intersecting taxiway. Pilot had student aboard.

## Other aircraft with N2140E

- [Cancelled 1959-07-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2140E-1959-07-21): Aeronca 7DC-CONV, S/N 7AC-5711, built 1946. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Carver D L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARVER%20D%20L), [Roseau, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Roseau)

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