# N72385: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1966-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 1966
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9571
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1966
- Mode S code: A9B23F
- Owner when cancelled: [Ruth Grady J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTH%20GRADY%20J)
- Location: [Whitesboro, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Whitesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72385
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72385-1966-07-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 FTW66A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0111), Jun 1, 1966: Cessna 140 (N72385), Gordonville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X1603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1603), May 3, 1964: Cessna 140A (N72385), Frederick, OK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N72385

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72385-2014-09-03): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-608, built 2000. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: Kaoshiung City
- [Cancelled 1985-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72385-1985-10-18): Beech B200C, S/N BL-126. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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