# N76545: Cessna 140, registration cancelled 1997-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1994
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: AA571D
- Owners when cancelled: [Kahle Donald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAHLE%20DONALD%20D), [Griffith Paul L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFITH%20PAUL%20L), [Barger Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARGER%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Sligo, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Sligo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1288° N, 79.4668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16255, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76545
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76545
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76545-1997-08-20

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 BFO94LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA072), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 140 (N76545), Clarion, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH A BERM.

## 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 19940422009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422009169A), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 140 (N76545), Clarion, PA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Over corrected. Began ground loop. Aborted. Ran down embankment. Nosed over.

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