# N5653C: Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 1966-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1966
- 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: 15609
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1965
- Mode S code: A73C41
- Owner when cancelled: [Caudle Doyle R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAUDLE%20DOYLE%20R)
- Location: [Junction City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Junction%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5653C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5653C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5653C-1966-01-04

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 MKC66A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0011), May 19, 1965: Cessna 140A (N5653C), Ava, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5653C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5653C): Maule M-6-235, S/N 7457C

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