# N77079: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2021-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2021
- 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: 11533
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2002
- Last registry action: January 31, 2018
- Mode S code: AA6C76
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccown Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOWN%20BILL)
- Location: [Dripping Springs, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dripping%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2256° N, 98.1363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78620, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77079
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77079-2021-10-02

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 (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 FTW81FQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG19), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 140 (N77079), Ozona, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19810307010599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010599A), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 140 (N77079), Ozona, TX, Substantial damage. Inadvertently hit brakes during fast taxi with tail up. Airplane nosed over.

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