# N54140: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2024-09-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 5, 2024
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274887
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2012
- Last registry action: April 21, 2023
- Mode S code: A6DEA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Daley Nelson E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DALEY%20NELSON%20E)
- Location: [Saint David, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Saint%20David)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8868° N, 110.1798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85630, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54140
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54140-2024-09-05

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 WPR21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA186), May 8, 2021: Cessna 172P (N54140), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper pitch control and landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounce and subsequent porpoised landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20210508008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210508008239A), May 8, 2021: Cessna 172P (N54140), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. While conducting solo pattern work (full stop taxi back) while the instructor was observing from the ground, the student pilot lost control during the flare of…
- [Incident 19910328013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328013819I), Mar 28, 1991: Cessna 172P (N54140), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Ground looped and wing tip hit the runway.

## Other aircraft with N54140

- [Cancelled 1972-04-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54140-1972-04-25): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3124. Owner: [Sauve Louis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAUVE%20LOUIS%20M), [Monrovia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monrovia)

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