# N3BQ: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2012-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 11589
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1956
- Last registry action: April 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A31AC8
- Location: [Vandalia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Vandalia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9040° N, 84.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45377, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3BQ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3BQ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3BQ-2012-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC84LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA132), Apr 4, 1984: Cessna 140 (N3BQ), Jeanette, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19840403008419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840403008419A), Apr 3, 1984: Cessna 140 (N3BQ), Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Student was being checked out in a 140. Over controlled on swerve landing hit a brake to correct. Nosed over.

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