# N76280: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2012-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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: 10688
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1955
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AA4C7F
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76280
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76280-2012-10-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 MKC66D0266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0266), Sep 19, 1965: Cessna 140 (N76280), Melrose, MN, substantial damage

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