# N9689A: 1950 Cessna 140A, registration cancelled 2011-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15410
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1955
- Last registry action: March 14, 2000
- Mode S code: AD7D72
- Location: [Justin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Justin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0943° N, 97.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76247, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9689A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9689A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9689A-2011-07-20

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 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 FTW98FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA291), Jul 1, 1998: Cessna 140A (N9689A), Edgewood, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight. Factors were the worn fuel line, which separated, and the failure of the maintenance personnel to locate the worn fuel line…

## 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 19980701015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701015489A), Jul 1, 1998: Cessna 140A (N9689A), Canton, TX, Damage unknown, 1 fatal. Acft crashed under unk circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj. Canton, TX (-23) witness reported seeing aircraft just above treetops on downwind to base for…

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