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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N140FS

N140FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 26, 2025. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N140FS is reserved by a private party since February 26, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 172M cancelled February 26, 2025

Serial number
17261874
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1973
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 13, 2018
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Last owner
Custom Air International LLC (LLC)
Homestead, FL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ISLANDER cancelled June 5, 1995

Serial number
170
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Panama
Certificate issued
December 8, 1992
Last FAA action
April 12, 1993
Last owner
Four Star Aviation INC (Corporation)
St Thomas, VI
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N140FS

ERA24LA030Accident on October 31, 2023 at Pembroke Pines, FL: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17261874

The pilot’s loss of airplane control and descent into terrain due to spatial disorientation during a solo night cross country flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-reported fatigue.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site