# N76540: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1972-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1971
- Mode S code: AA5718
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirkwood James K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRKWOOD%20JAMES%20K)
- Location: [Ansted, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Ansted)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76540-1972-11-02

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

## 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 NYC72FIJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIJ33), Nov 24, 1971: Cessna 140 (N76540), Summersville, WV, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N76540

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76540): Gaddis Eugene H RV-8, S/N 80733, built 1999

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