# N2300N: 1947 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2012-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2012
- 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: 12540
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1988
- Last registry action: March 30, 2000
- Mode S code: A20AE5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ake Tracy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AKE%20TRACY%20A)
- Location: [Centreville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Centreville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8406° N, 77.4385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centreville, VA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2300N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2300N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300N-2012-09-04

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 140: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140.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 BFO88LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA021), Feb 17, 1988: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Orange, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FET21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET21), Nov 23, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Peru, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19880217063969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880217063969A), Feb 17, 1988: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Orange, VA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and ground looped on landing. Minimal flying time in the tail wheel aircraft.
- [Accident 19751123038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123038849A), Nov 23, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2300N), Peru, IN, Substantial damage. Entrd plowed fld adj to rwy.

## Other aircraft with N2300N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2300N): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 63YBM9B00200DB

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