# N81045: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- 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: 10335
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1995
- Last registry action: January 9, 2002
- Mode S code: AB0C5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Awbrey Mickey R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AWBREY%20MICKEY%20R)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.0097° N, 144.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99706, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81045
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81045-2014-11-24

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 (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 ANC98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA140), Sep 7, 1998: Cessna 140 (N81045), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an in-flight fracture of an engine exhaust valve stem assembly. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC70FAG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70FAG03), Feb 3, 1970: Cessna 140 (N81045), Anchorage, AK, 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 19980906022819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906022819A), Sep 6, 1998: Cessna 140 (N81045), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 6, 1998, at 1707 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 140 airplane, N81045, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during an emergency…

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