# N2278V: 1948 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1970-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 1970
- 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: 14509
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 26, 1968
- Mode S code: A1FE86
- Owner when cancelled: [Columbus Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLUMBUS%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Columbus, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2278V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278V-1970-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA69A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69A0014), Aug 23, 1968: Cessna 140 (N2278V), Busby, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2278V

- [Cancelled 2012-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278V-2012-07-30): Wicker James K GENESIS XL, S/N 080, built 2000. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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