N72438
N72438 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 140 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 11, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 140 cancelled May 11, 2015
- Serial number
- 9603
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 22, 1996
- Last FAA action
- March 29, 1999
- Last owner
- Wade Bob (Co-owned)
Butler, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N72438
ATL96LA097Accident on June 29, 1996 at Jacksboro, TN: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 140 · serial 9603
loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resutled in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and the terrain.
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