# N7040A: 1956 Cessna 172, registration cancelled 2021-01-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 1, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 29140
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1956
- Last registry action: March 30, 2020
- Mode S code: A965C3
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7040A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7040A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7040A-2021-01-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20191024018439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191024018439I), Oct 24, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7040A), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Annapolis, MD (anp): N7040A, C172, attempted to pass a plane that was holding by taxiing into the grass resulting in the nose gear collapsing. Aircraft was…

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