# N76601: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 11041
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1955
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2016
- Last registry action: December 21, 2016
- Mode S code: AA5A44
- Owner when cancelled: [Pate Charles C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATE%20CHARLES%20C)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6657° N, 97.2307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76601
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76601
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76601-2020-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 CHI98LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA272), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 140 (N76601), Falls City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the main landing gear leg fracturing and separating from the portion mounted to the fuselage for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MKC74DCJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ47), Jun 17, 1974: Cessna 140 (N76601), Papillion, NE, substantial damage

## 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 19980723017709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723017709A), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 140 (N76601), Falls City, NE, Substantial damage. Acft experienced directional control loss during landing rollout, acft did a ground loop and went off the end of the rwy, the acft sustained substantial…
- [Accident 19740617016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617016849A), Jun 17, 1974: Cessna 140 (N76601), Papillion, NE, Substantial damage. Acft touched fence prior to t/d.lndd short of rwy struck ditch drg roll out.

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