# N9609A: 1949 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 1972-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15330
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1967
- Mode S code: AD5FBA
- Owner when cancelled: [O'Neal James H And /Or O'Neal Colleen P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O'NEAL%20JAMES%20H%20AND%20%2FOR%20O'NEAL%20COLLEEN%20P)
- Location: [Fontana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fontana)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9609A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9609A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609A-1972-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 140A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a.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 LAX73AL002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL002), Jul 20, 1972: Cessna 140A (N9609A), Rialto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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