# N73017: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2022-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10222
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1989
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2019
- Last registry action: March 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A9CDA6
- Owner when cancelled: [Landon Easton J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANDON%20EASTON%20J)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7377° N, 118.3874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93536, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73017-2022-07-02

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2003FA0000583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003FA0000583), May 5, 2003: LINE. CORRODED. THE OIL INDICATOR LINE WAS WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT OCCURED, WAS DURING FLIGHT. PROBABLE CAUSE: OLD AND CORRODED. RECOMMENDATIO

## 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 WPR09LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA236), May 10, 2009: Cessna 140 (N73017), Mesquite, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing resulting from binding of the left wheel's brake actuating system for an undetermined reason.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090510009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090510009259A), May 10, 2009: Cessna 140 (N73017), Mesquite, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing rollout transitioning from runway 01 at K67L the aircraft experienced an uncontrolled left turn exiting the runway and taxiway…
- [Incident 20030504009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030504009559I), May 4, 2003: Cessna 140 (N73017), Bowdoinham, ME, Minor damage. (-23) On may 4th 2003 at approximately 0830 Mr. Mark elkhorn a private pilot of a Cessna 140, after flying for aobut one hour was forced to make an emergency…

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