# N4140L: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1970-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17254209
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1966
- Mode S code: A4E55F
- Owner when cancelled: [West Side Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20SIDE%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Taft, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Taft)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4140L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4140L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4140L-1970-06-08

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.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 LAX68A0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0108), Jun 7, 1968: Cessna 172 (N4140L), Forrest Homes, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4140L

- [Cancelled 2000-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4140L-2000-07-07): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2843357. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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