# N90168: 1946 Cessna 140, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9233
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1952
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1998
- Last registry action: December 2, 2003
- Mode S code: AC762E
- Owner when cancelled: [Durner Jack M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DURNER%20JACK%20M)
- Location: [Chelmsford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Chelmsford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5910° N, 71.3550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01824, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90168-2018-01-18

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 LAX03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA003), Oct 7, 2002: Cessna 140 (N90168), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering at low altitude. Factors were the pilot's fatigue and the distraction of trying to drop a message onto a boat.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20021007028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021007028199A), Oct 7, 2002: Cessna 140 (N90168), Santacatalina, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Subject aircraft was reportedly fish spotting and crashed in the ocean off santa catalina island, California at 1352 PDT. The aircraft sank and…
- [Incident 19990727018279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727018279I), Jul 27, 1999: Cessna 140 (N90168), New Castle, PA, Minor damage. (-5)Mr. Durner stated: while landing on runway 23 at the New Castle airport, New Castle, Pennsylvania (upc), he ground looped his CE-140, N90168. At…

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