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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N77166

N77166 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 140 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 140 cancelled July 18, 2017

Serial number
11628
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 26, 1990
Last FAA action
April 22, 1999
Last owner
Grinde Milton J (Individual)
Monticello, MN
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N77166

CHI97FA095Accident on March 29, 1997 at Big Lake, MN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 140 · serial 11628

The pilot's maneuvers which exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane and resulted in structural overload of the horizontal tail followed by a structural overload of the wings.

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