# N5605C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2013-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 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: 15538
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 13, 1982
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A729F4
- Owners when cancelled: [Watkins Lance](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20LANCE), [Watkins Veronica J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATKINS%20VERONICA%20J)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7177° N, 118.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93534, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5605C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5605C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5605C-2013-07-23

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 FTW67D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0238), Sep 25, 1966: Cessna 140A (N5605C), Mc Gehee, AR, substantial damage

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