# N5600C: Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 1970-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15533
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1968
- Mode S code: A72945
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Howard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HOWARD%20L)
- Location: [Poplar, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Poplar)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5600C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5600C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5600C-1970-06-26

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 SEA69D0211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0211), Feb 24, 1969: Cessna 140A (N5600C), Poplar, MT, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5600C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5600C): Varga 2180, S/N VAC 176-81, built 1981

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