Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Cessna 140

1,838 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1978; half of them date from 1947 or earlier. California has the most (179). 16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 140 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor C85 Series (1,253), Cont Motor C90 Series (440), Lycoming 0-235 Series (26)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 105 mph
Maker on the register: Cessna
Registered: earliest certificate September 26, 1962; newest September 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California179Texas174Florida89Washington88Alaska70Wisconsin64Illinois61Michigan60Georgia57Ohio53Indiana51Oregon48

Who owns them registrant type

Individual1,331 (72%)Co-owned206 (11%)LLC160 (9%)Corporation96 (5%)Partnership42 (2%)Government2 (0.1%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
140	1,605	1946 to 1978	87.3%
140A	233	1947 to 1958	12.7%

When they were built by decade · 357 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid1,811 (99%)Pending15 (0.8%)Sale reported8 (0.4%)Pending cancellation2 (0.1%)Invalid1 (0.1%)Expired dealer1 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard1,789 (97%)None on file38 (2%)Experimental5 (0.3%)Restricted3 (0.2%)Multiple2 (0.1%)Special flight permit1 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee10Beech O Sphere LLC5Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee4International Air Services INC Trustee4Delta Ridge Farms LLC4Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee4Wingnut INC2Windsock Capital LLC2Tundra Aviation INC2Ron Alexander Youth Aviation Program2Riggin Flight Service INC2Qualitair LLC2

Fleet pages: Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Beech O Sphere LLC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Delta Ridge Farms LLC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee · Wingnut INC · Windsock Capital LLC

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 140 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,838 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 140s?

California, with 179.

Who owns the Cessna 140?

16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,838

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2455N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N2685N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N89200	Cessna 140	Nostalgair Sky Adventures INC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard	2026-09-30	Valid
N1726V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2026-09-29	Valid
N1910V	Cessna 140	Bommarito Sterling J Bend, Oregon	Standard	2026-09-28	Valid
N2498V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-26	Valid
N72881	Cessna 140	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2026-09-23	Valid
N3103N	Cessna 140	Dm Aviation INC Kissimmee, Florida	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N72272	Cessna 140	Glidepath Aviation LLC Sheridan, Wyoming	Standard	2026-09-21	Valid
N2543N	Cessna 140	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-09-20	Valid
N2246C	Cessna 140	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-09-18	Valid
N9129R	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-09-09	Valid
N89576	Cessna 140	Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt,	Standard	2026-09-08	Valid
N76009	Cessna 140	Gullwing Aviation Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2026-09-02	Valid
N3702V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-08-19	Valid
N72386	Cessna 140	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-08-07	Valid
N5650C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N2302N	Cessna 140	Animal Eye Clinic Of Pensacola LLC Pensacola, Florida	Standard	2026-08-04	Valid
N73011	Cessna 140	Maurer Christian N Loveland, Ohio	Standard	2026-08-03	Valid
N2050V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-07-31	Valid
N2915N	Cessna 140	N2915N LLC Dillon, Montana	Standard	2026-07-30	Valid
N77114	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N3522V	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	2026-07-14	Valid
N2168N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-07-13	Valid
N3640V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-07-05	Valid
N76926	Cessna 140	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2026-07-01	Valid
N5333C	Cessna 140A	Winkler Aircraft Leasing INC Brush, Colorado	Standard	2026-06-24	Valid
N72627	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-23	Valid
N1612V	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-06-22	Valid
N76303	Cessna 140	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-06-22	Valid
N3603V	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-06-19	Valid
N81073	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2026-06-19	Valid
N5671C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	2026-06-02	Valid
N77357	Cessna 140	Wiebe Aerial Applications LLC Peabody, Kansas	Standard	2026-06-02	Valid
N4153N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N9647A	Cessna 140A	Silver Minnow LLC Farmington, Minnesota	Standard	2026-05-30	Valid
N140N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-05-29	Valid
N76865	Cessna 140	Eagles Wings INC San Angelo, Texas	Standard	2026-05-27	Valid
N9482A	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2026-05-25	Valid
N62299	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-05-23	Valid
N72657	Cessna 140	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2026-05-20	Valid
N72178	Cessna 140	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-05-19	Valid
N9481A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-18	Valid
N76423	Cessna 140	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2026-05-13	Valid
N76608	Cessna 140	Widewings LLC Alexandria, Virginia	Standard	2026-05-12	Valid
N77391	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-05-11	Valid
N4299N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-05-09	Valid
N90106	Cessna 140	Jj Aero LLC Chuckey, Tennessee	Standard	2026-05-09	Valid
N2030V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2026-05-06	Valid
N9198Z	Cessna 140	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2026-05-06	Valid
N72885	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-05-01	Valid
N2052N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-04-25	Valid
N72854	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2026-04-24	Valid
N89128	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-04-24	Valid
N76937	Cessna 140	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-04-23	Valid
N4022N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-04-22	Valid
N3551V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2026-03-30	Valid
N89201	Cessna 140	Hangar Ak LLC Sterling, Alaska	Standard	2026-03-30	Valid
N72341	Cessna 140	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-03-25	Valid
N81071	Cessna 140	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2026-03-23	Valid
N5329C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-03-21	Valid
N9418A	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2026-03-19	Valid
N76206	Cessna 140		Standard	2026-03-16	Valid
N5628C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-03-13	Valid
N77210	Cessna 140	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2026-03-13	Valid
N2744N	Cessna 140	Fordyce Joel M Carlton, Oregon	Standard	2026-03-12	Valid
N76484	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2026-03-03	Valid
N1856C	Cessna 140	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-03-01	Valid
N1995N	Cessna 140	Alabama Aircraft Management LLC Valley Head, Alabama	Standard	2026-02-28	Valid
N2578N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-02-22	Valid
N1139D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2026-02-20	Valid
N1141D	Cessna 140A	Kilo Mushroom Aeronautics INC Renton, Washington	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N1863V	Cessna 140	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N2988N	Cessna 140	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	None on file	2026-02-19	Valid
N4122N	Cessna 140	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-18	Valid
N2063N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-02-16	Valid
N89320	Cessna 140	Qualitair LLC Michelstadt,	Standard	2026-02-11	Valid
N89295	Cessna 140	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-02-10	Valid
N140EW	Cessna 140	Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2026-02-05	Valid
N3115N	Cessna 140	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2026-01-26	Valid
N521EF	Cessna 140	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-01-23	Valid
N81065	Cessna 140	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-01-22	Valid
N3656V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-01-21	Valid
N2366V	Cessna 140	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-01-19	Valid
N81059	Cessna 140	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N2767N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N72475	Cessna 140	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N76351	Cessna 140	Cloudcruise Ventures LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2026-01-08	Valid
N72757	Cessna 140	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2025-12-17	Valid
N76882	Cessna 140	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2025-12-16	Valid
N7FN	Cessna 140	Hawke Aviation INC Oakdale, California	Standard	2025-12-16	Valid
N3646V	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-12-12	Valid
N1119D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2025-12-10	Valid
N72558	Cessna 140	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-12-09	Valid
N5303F	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2025-12-08	Valid
N72740	Cessna 140	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2025-12-05	Valid
N2059N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2025-11-30	Valid
N5630C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2025-11-24	Valid
N2314V	Cessna 140	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2025-11-17	Valid
N72545	Cessna 140	Ejr Aviation LLC Ashburn, Virginia	Standard	2025-11-10	Valid