# N72929: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1998-11-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 30, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 10127
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1977
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A9C7BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hewitt Curtis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEWITT%20CURTIS%20W)
- Location: [Bethany, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Bethany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3635° N, 73.0039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06525, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72929
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72929
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72929-1998-11-30

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 NYC98LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA192), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 140 (N72929), Watertown, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: Was the pilot's misjudged altitude of the airplane prior to performing a stall, and which resulted in the main landing gear contacting a rock wall.

## 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 19980926026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926026719A), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 140 (N72929), Watertown, CT, Destroyed. Acft crashed in a corn field. (From .4) the pilot was demonstrating a stall to a passenger. During the recovery, the airplane continued to descend with full…

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