# N72780: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1991-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1991
- 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: 9963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1989
- Last registry action: April 26, 1989
- Mode S code: A9C116
- Owners when cancelled: [Cline Cullen F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLINE%20CULLEN%20F), [Lukehart Steve A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUKEHART%20STEVE%20A)
- Location: [Columbia, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Columbia)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9009° N, 92.2384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65201, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72780
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72780
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72780-1991-01-29

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 MKC76DCG96](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG96), Aug 23, 1976: Cessna 140 (N72780), Salisbury, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19760823026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823026349A), Aug 23, 1976: Cessna 140 (N72780), Salisbury, MO, Substantial damage. Emerg ldg in rough pasture land.

## Other aircraft with N72780

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72780): Cessna 182T, S/N 18280954

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