# N5612C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 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: 15545
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1955
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1991
- Last registry action: June 7, 2013
- Mode S code: A72D42
- Owner when cancelled: [Dennis Jon R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENNIS%20JON%20R)
- Location: [Gilroy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gilroy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0162° N, 121.5594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95020, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5612C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5612C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5612C-2018-03-07

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 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 WPR15FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA039), Nov 8, 2014: Cessna 140A (N5612C), Gilroy, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while flying at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the pilot’s visibility due to sun glare.

## 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 20141108022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141108022739A), Nov 8, 2014: Cessna 140A (N5612C), Gilroy, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On November 8, 2014 approximately 1500 pacific standard time, a Cessna 140A, N5612C, took off from Frazier Lake Airport (1C9) located in hollister, California…

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