# N89657: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 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: 8705
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 2, 2004
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AC5EC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Hardy Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDY%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Cheshire, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Cheshire)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5118° N, 72.9036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06410, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89657
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89657-2013-09-17

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 CHI66D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0165), Jul 10, 1965: Cessna 140 (N89657), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

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