# N5301C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2013-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15421
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1983
- Last registry action: August 5, 1989
- Mode S code: A6B2EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins David G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20DAVID%20G)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5163° N, 121.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94539, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5301C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5301C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301C-2013-04-08

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 140A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a.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 DEN83FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA203), Aug 11, 1983: Cessna 140A (N5301C), Sevier, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19830810051569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810051569A), Aug 10, 1983: Cessna 140A (N5301C), Sevier, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft impacted west slope of 12139 foot mountain at the 8700 foot level. Thunderstorms were in area of crash.

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