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 records · 467 cases since 1982, 36 fatal

2026-06-01WPR26LA208 · 140 N4179N · accident near Pasco, WA · minor injuries

2026-05-30ERA26LA318 · 140 N77061 · accident near Homestead, FL · no injuries

2026-05-20CEN26LA193 · 140 N2307V · accident near Rice Lake, WI · no injuries

2026-04-26GAA26WA175 · 140 N2187V · accident near Región De Antofagasta, OF · no injuries

2026-02-16CEN26LA121 · 140 N2221V · accident near Antigo, WI · no injuries

2025-12-27ERA26LA079 · 140 N89884 · accident near Ceres, VA · serious injuries

2025-11-06ERA26LA032 · 140 N1860V · accident near Suffolk, VA · no injuries

2025-10-13ERA26LA020 · 140 N1882V · accident near Canon, GA · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 467 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

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 · 233 140A (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N5360C	Cessna 140A	Jpm Flying Service LLC Coleman, Texas	None on file	2021-03-16	Valid
N9421A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N9602A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-02-20	Valid
N9633A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N9404A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-12-28	Valid
N9639A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-04	Valid
N9649A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-10-30	Valid
N9658A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-10-15	Valid
N1121D	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N1126D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N5334C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N251C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N10534	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2020-07-28	Valid
N5633C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-12	Valid
N9471A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-05-11	Valid
N9623A	Cessna 140A	Sun 'N Fun Fly-In INC Lakeland, Florida	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N9607A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-06	Valid
N5300C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2019-09-09	Valid
N5676C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-08-29	Valid
N9449A	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2019-06-12	Valid
N1161D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-06-10	Valid
N5639C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Delaware	None on file	2019-05-15	Valid
N9632A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2019-03-06	Valid
N9489A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-02-26	Valid
N5646C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-02-09	Valid
N5323C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-01-08	Valid
N1151D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-12-26	Valid
N9683A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2018-12-03	Valid
N5313C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-10-30	Valid
N5302C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-09-26	Valid
N140PD	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner District of Columbia	Standard	2018-04-02	Valid
N1950A	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2018-03-12	Valid
N1949A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-03-08	Valid
N9694A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-01-17	Valid
N5665C	Cessna 140A	Wilson Thomas S Fallbrook, California	Standard	2017-12-18	Valid
N517W	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-12-12	Valid
N9682A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2017-09-20	Valid
N9643A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Delaware	None on file	2017-06-01	Valid
N5356C	Cessna 140A	56 Charlie LLC Bloomington, Indiana	Standard	2017-05-08	Valid
N9410A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-03-22	Valid
N140MQ	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-03-21	Valid
N28355	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-03-17	Valid
N9605A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2017-02-23	Valid
N1106D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-12-05	Valid
N5608C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2016-09-29	Valid
N9439A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-09-06	Valid
N9423A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2016-08-08	Valid
N9476A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-07-01	Valid
N5374C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-12-19	Valid
N5376C	Cessna 140A	Dynamic Aerospace INC Framingham, Massachusetts	Standard	2015-10-06	Valid
N5311C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-07-21	Valid
N9498A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-05-04	Valid
N4242H	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-04-29	Valid
N1104D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-03-03	Valid
N9644A	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
N13BB	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2014-09-18	Valid
N9660A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-07-28	Valid
N1109D	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2014-04-22	Valid
N9467A	Cessna 140A	Kourtis Vintage Aviation LLC Owasso, Oklahoma	Standard	2013-12-10	Valid
N5629C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2013-09-05	Valid
N9451A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-07-09	Valid
N9411A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2013-06-20	Valid
N9656A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-08	Valid
N9626A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2012-11-27	Valid
N9687A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-09-19	Valid
N5353C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-08-21	Valid
N5364C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-02-02	Valid
N9433A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-11-22	Valid
N3795V	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Rhode Island	None on file	2011-10-19	Valid
N5381C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-11-02	Valid
N5384C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2010-06-22	Valid
N3788V	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2009-12-03	Valid
N9499A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2009-10-26	Valid
N9493A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-07-31	Valid
N5328C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2008-10-29	Valid
N5365C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2008-08-13	Valid
N9681A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2008-05-30	Valid
N140LA	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-04-02	Valid
N5613C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2008-01-29	Valid
N9674A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Missouri	None on file	2007-11-16	Valid
N9691A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2007-05-01	Valid
N1125D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2007-04-17	Valid
N1105D	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2006-02-22	Valid
N9641A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2005-07-29	Valid
N3781V	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-01-18	Valid
N5621C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2004-09-01	Valid
N1150D	Cessna 140A	Flight Time Pathways Forest Lake, Minnesota	Standard	2004-02-06	Valid
N5667C	Cessna 140A	Classic Aviation INC Pella, Iowa	Standard	2003-09-23	Valid
N5606C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2003-04-29	Valid
N3791V	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2002-12-02	Valid
N9455A	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2002-08-06	Valid
N81H	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2002-05-15	Valid
N5691C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2001-10-13	Valid
N427LP	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2001-10-12	Valid
N1133D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-07-09	Valid
N9487A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2001-04-03	Valid
N570HB	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	None on file	2001-02-26	Valid
N9688A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2000-11-07	Valid
N9629A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-03-16	Valid
N5352C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-08-30	Valid