# N81046: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- 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: 10336
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1996
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AB0C5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Nightingale Mark L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIGHTINGALE%20MARK%20L)
- Location: [New Limerick, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/New%20Limerick)
- Physical address: [Dyer Brook, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Dyer%20Brook)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.1172° N, 67.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04761, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81046
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81046-2015-05-13

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 MIA70D0313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0313), Dec 22, 1969: Cessna 140 (N81046), Crawford, GA, 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.

- [Incident 19930610021639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930610021639I), Jun 10, 1993: Cessna 140 (N81046), Elkin, NC, Minor damage. Left wheel and brake assembly departed at touchdown. Pilot able to maintain control of aircraft.

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