# N72592: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9764
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1990
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A9B9CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Keepers Douglas W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEEPERS%20DOUGLAS%20W)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6891° N, 122.5774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98662, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72592
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72592
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72592-2013-05-07

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 (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 SEA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA087), May 24, 1990: Cessna 140 (N72592), Washougal, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO REMAIN IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. COLLISION WITH A TREE WAS A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 19900524017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900524017329A), May 24, 1990: Cessna STC140 (N72592), Washougal, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Crash landed in trees. Found water in fuel. Had sat out in heavy rain.

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