# N666TC: Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2021-01-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 19, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 15399
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1955
- Last registry action: April 17, 2020
- Mode S code: A8CC2F
- Location: [Slaton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Slaton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4455° N, 101.6319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79364, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666TC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=666TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TC-2021-01-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 DEN01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA089), Apr 25, 2001: Cessna 140A (N666TC), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: total failure of the right main landing gear spring due to fatigue.

## 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 20010425008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010425008849A), Apr 25, 2001: Cessna 140A (N666TC), Greeley, CO, No damage. (-23)Right main landing gear spring leg broke on landing. Upon examination of the gear leg, there is the appearance of a crack that had started at the bolt…

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