# N5314C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15434
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1955
- Certificate issued: October 24, 2012
- Last registry action: October 24, 2012
- Mode S code: A6B70B
- Owner when cancelled: [Botbol Sacha A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOTBOL%20SACHA%20A)
- Location: [Beacon, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Beacon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4952° N, 73.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12508, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5314C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5314C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314C-2018-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ERA13LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA224), Apr 26, 2013: Cessna 140A (N5314C), Newburgh, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control when the brakes bound and a subsequent ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the brakes by the pilot/owner.

## 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 20130426007529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130426007529A), Apr 26, 2013: Cessna 140A (N5314C), Newburgh, NY, Substantial damage. The pilot stated, ?conditions were clear and sunny, wind was reported by the tower as variable 280- 320. We were cleared for final on the 8000' paved runway…

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