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Cessna 140
N77J is a Cessna 140, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 17, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 2, 1956.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 140 · all 140s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. Early 120s and 140s have fabric-covered wings; the 140A is all-metal. This is how the Cessna 140 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 11489
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Cont Motor C85-12 · 85 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 105 mph
- Transponder code
- AA6776 (octal 52463566)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- November 17, 2023
- Expires
- November 30, 2030
- Last FAA action
- February 1, 2025
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · May 2, 1956
- FAA region
- AlaskanFAA region code 5 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00423447
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Peters Duane
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- PO Box 190933
Anchorage, AK 99519-0933
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N77J links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 140 1,839 registered
- Cessna 72,682 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Continental C85-12 82 aircraft with this engine series · 85 hp
- Anchorage, AK 2,527 aircraft registered in this town
- Lake Hood Airport · LHD
- Merrill Field · MRI
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International · ANC
- Bold Airport · A13
- 2 more landing places in town
- Alaska 9,142 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cessna 140 30 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Cessna 140 44 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Cessna 140 119 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Continental C85-12 1 airworthiness directives
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The public federal record on N77J, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Peters Duane, an individual, certificate issued November 17, 2023, expires November 30, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 11489 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N77J according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N77J: Accident on May 20, 2023 at American Falls, ID: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on March 8, 2001 at San Jose, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 140 · operated under 091
The pilot’s inadvertent selection of the off position of the fuel tank selector inflight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 140 · operated under 091
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data