# N5686C: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2018-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 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: 15642
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1981
- Last registry action: August 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A747CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Sullivan William Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20WILLIAM%20LEE)
- Location: [Glenview, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Glenview)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0746° N, 87.8116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5686C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686C-2018-02-15

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 DEN69D0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0073), Aug 14, 1968: Cessna 140 (N5686C), Grass Creek, WY, substantial damage

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