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N5140S

N5140S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airborne REDBACK built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 21, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N5140S is reserved by a private party since May 21, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Airborne REDBACK cancelled May 21, 2023

Serial number
503-791
Type
Weight-shift control · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2002
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 8, 2007
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Last owner
Mccrea Ross Allen (Individual)
Bennington, NE
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Piper PA-28R-200 cancelled August 16, 1990

Serial number
28R7135162
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5140S

CHI88LA220Accident on August 27, 1988 at Gary, IN: minor injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R-200 · serial 28R-7135162

FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT DUE TO AN OIL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING INTO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

CHI87LA097Accident on March 13, 1987 at Holland, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28R · serial 28R7135162

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