# N89100: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 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: 8104
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1988
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AC4B7C
- Owner when cancelled: [Leonard James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8936° N, 96.8673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75229, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89100
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89100-2013-05-17

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 FTW83LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA062), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna 140 (N89100), Ruston, LA, 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 19821212064759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212064759A), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna 140 (N89100), Ruston, LA, Substantial damage. Loud bang on takeoff climb. Engine lost power. Turned back, stall landed. A spark plug had fallen out of cylinder.

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