# N89617: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2006-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2006
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 8664
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 18, 2004
- Last registry action: November 18, 2004
- Mode S code: AC5E39
- Owner when cancelled: [Mueller Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20ROBERT%20F)
- Location: [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2373° N, 80.7343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29926, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89617
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89617-2006-06-30

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 MIA04CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA114), Jul 31, 2004: Cessna 140 (N89617), Wimauma, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper in-flight weather evaluation by the student pilot resulting in a downwind landing and subsequent nose over.

## 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 20040731027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731027949A), Jul 31, 2004: Cessna 140 (N89617), Wimauma, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2004 at 1336 EDT a Cessna 140, N89617, owned by robert mueller, crashed on landing roll out at Wimauma airport, sun city, Florida. The…

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