# N72257: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9431
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2005
- Last registry action: February 27, 2019
- Mode S code: A9AE21
- Owner when cancelled: [J W Aero Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20W%20AERO%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Jonestown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Jonestown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4664° N, 76.5417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17038, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72257
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72257-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

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