# N4098N: 1947 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 13556
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1957
- Last registry action: January 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A4D18D
- Location: [Nipomo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Nipomo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0359° N, 120.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93444, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4098N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4098N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098N-2023-02-04

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 (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 WPR20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA045), Dec 16, 2019: Cessna 140 (N4098N), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his use of excessive braking while taxiing.

## 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 20191216021579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191216021579A), Dec 16, 2019: Cessna 140 (N4098N), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was taxiing for takeoff, heading west on alpha with a gusty east tailwind. As a resu.t of the sudden application of brakes, the aircraft suddenly…

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