# N2509N: 1947 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2023-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12766
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1973
- Last registry action: April 5, 2023
- Mode S code: A25B1E
- Location: [Selma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Selma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4963° N, 87.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36701, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2509N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2509N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2509N-2023-08-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA22LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA432), Sep 28, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), Winterville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor in the accident was the instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in an inability to recover the airplane from an…
- [NTSB ERA22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA132), Feb 11, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of brake pressure on the left brake due to a failed O-ring seal.

## 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 20220928016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220928016509A), Sep 28, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), Winterville, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot was performing landing into 1850 ft grass strip, 05N, for a 3 point landing with the instructor onboard. On landing the aircraft bounced high and…
- [Accident 20220211001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001589A), Feb 11, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. Pilot stated he had landed runway 22 as he approached taxiway foxtrot the aircraft had slowed to the point where he thought he could easily exit the runway for…

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