# N72942: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2003-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10140
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2000
- Last registry action: September 29, 2000
- Mode S code: A9C7FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Collierville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Collierville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0670° N, 89.6541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38017, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72942
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72942
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72942-2003-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 NYC03LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA102), May 9, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72942), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude from the wheat field during the execution of a go-around.

## 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 20030509017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509017649A), May 9, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72942), Suffolk, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2003, about 1445 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140, N72942, was substantially damaged due to controlled flight into terrain in the vicinity…

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