# N5388C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- 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: 15521
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1996
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A6D198
- Owners when cancelled: [Mackie Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACKIE%20THOMAS%20R), [Oldfield Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLDFIELD%20THOMAS%20L)
- Location: [Sierra Madre, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sierra%20Madre)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1753° N, 118.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91024, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5388C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5388C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5388C-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 DEN67D0250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0250), Apr 15, 1967: Cessna 140 (N5388C), Burns, WY, substantial damage

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