# N72244: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2011-12-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 27, 2011
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9417
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 23, 2005
- Last registry action: January 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A9ADFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Grefe Brian J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREFE%20BRIAN%20J)
- Location: [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0351° N, 92.0733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55803, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72244
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72244-2011-12-27

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 140: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140.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 MIA79DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ13), Nov 22, 1978: Cessna 140 (N72244), Careyville, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19781122037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781122037449A), Nov 22, 1978: Cessna 14/ (N72244), Careyville, FL, Substantial damage

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