# N72683: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1970-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 1970
- 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: 9859
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1965
- Mode S code: A9BD62
- Owner when cancelled: [Joe E Buchner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOE%20E%20BUCHNER)
- Location: [Ely, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Ely)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72683
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72683-1970-09-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MKC66D0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0099), May 28, 1965: Cessna 140 (N72683), Ely, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N72683

- [Cancelled 2008-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72683-2008-05-08): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281033. Exported to India. Owner: [Indianapolis Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIANAPOLIS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Fishers, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fishers)
- [Cancelled 1993-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72683-1993-05-24): Sikorsky S-70A-18, S/N 701604. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [United Technologies Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20TECHNOLOGIES%20CORPORATION), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)

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