# N9686A: Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 1965-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1965
- 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: 15407
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1963
- Mode S code: AD7D09
- Owner when cancelled: [Bone David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONE%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Shafter, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Shafter)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9686A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9686A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686A-1965-05-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 UNK64X0532](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0532), Feb 10, 1964: Cessna 140A (N9686A), Shafter, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N9686A

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686A-undated): Horton-Roger HELICOM COMMUTER II, S/N 11178. Triennial form not returned

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