# N77191: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- 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: 11653
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1987
- Last registry action: March 4, 1994
- Mode S code: AA706B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bezilla John J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEZILLA%20JOHN%20J%20JR)
- Location: [Kenai, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kenai)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.8349° N, 150.7241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99611, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77191
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77191
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77191-2013-05-09

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 (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 ANC83FAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG09), Aug 27, 1983: Cessna 140 (N77191), Kotlik, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK11), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 140 (N77191), Redowl, SD, 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 19830827044569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827044569A), Aug 27, 1983: Cessna 140 (N77191), Kotlik, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on the rollout. Possible gear failure and or pilot inexperience in a tail dragger.
- [Accident 19790422007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422007059A), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 140 (N77191), Redowl, SD, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing, ground looped.

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