# N72970: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2004-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 10171
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2001
- Last registry action: February 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A9C861
- Owner when cancelled: [Lawrence Ronald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWRENCE%20RONALD%20W)
- Location: [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1779° N, 119.3800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93274, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72970-2004-04-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA064), Dec 23, 2000: Cessna 140 (N72970), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, fuel management, and inadequate remedial actions, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The pilot made an off-field landing…

## 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 20001223024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001223024769A), Dec 23, 2000: Cessna 140 (N72970), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred during a pleasure flight conducted under VFR (no flight plan) from hi desert (L80) to Bakersfield municipal (L45). When the pilot…

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