# N89870: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- 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: 8915
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 18, 1955
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1990
- Last registry action: June 26, 1993
- Mode S code: AC6672
- Owner when cancelled: [Sigler N William Y N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGLER%20N%20WILLIAM%20Y%20N)
- Location: [Little Campbell Cr, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Little%20Campbell%20Cr)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89870
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89870-2017-02-28

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 ANC95LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA022), Dec 26, 1994: Cessna 140 (N89870), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 19941226042159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226042159A), Dec 26, 1994: Cessna 140 (N89870), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Returned to airport due to weather. Observed in and out of clouds. Found inverted in snowbank. Iced up. Overgross.

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