# N72271: 1961 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- 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: 9448
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1957
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1998
- Last registry action: April 28, 2011
- Mode S code: A9AE61
- Owner when cancelled: [Studebaker John P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUDEBAKER%20JOHN%20P)
- Location: [New Madison, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/New%20Madison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9821° N, 84.7100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45346, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72271
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72271
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72271-2017-10-20

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

## 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 20121110025209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121110025209I), Nov 10, 2012: Cessna 140 (N72271), Cicero, IN, Minor damage. The aircraft initially touched down at Mcgill airstrip (18II) approximately 25 yards from the end of the grass strip in a north to south direction with gusting…

## Other aircraft with N72271

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72271): Sikorsky UH-60L, S/N 78-22982

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