# N89138: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 8146
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1956
- Last registry action: January 11, 2010
- Mode S code: AC4BED
- Location: [Skwentna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Skwentna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6984° N, 152.1363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99667, within about 39 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89138
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89138-2013-04-26

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 (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 ANC95LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA162), Sep 9, 1995: Cessna 140 (N89138), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain during a low pass over a prospective (off-airport) landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: the 'flat' lighting…

## 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 19950908028289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908028289A), Sep 8, 1995: Cessna 140 (N89138), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Right main struck small ridge during low pass over remote landing sight. Stopped on gravel strip upright.

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