Aircraft record

N725871946 Cessna 140

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 8, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1985)1 AD may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Indianapolis, IN; owner city / state
Engine: C85 SERIES · 85 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1984
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1985
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Indianapolis, IN
Certificate issued: Jul 13, 1984
Canceled: Jul 8, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Oct 18, 1961

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 140
Year: 1946
Serial number: 13925
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A9B9AF

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor C85 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 85 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1984 – 2013Individual ownerIndianapolis, IN
1961Champs Aviation INCEl Paso, TX · different airframe: Cessna 140 S/N 9759

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Apr 19, 1985 · Hawesville, KY

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AND SUNK INTO THE OHIO RIVER FOLLOWING A WING SEPARATION AFTER CONTACTING THE LOWEST WIRE IN A SET OF 3 POWER LINES WHICH SPANNED THE RIVER. TWO OTHER WIRES WERE LOCATED ABOVE THE SET OF 3 POWER LINES. WITNESSES ON AND NEAR THE RIVER REPORTED SEEING THE ACFT FLYING LOW ALONG THE RIVER. ONE WITNESS ON A BOAT STATED HE LOOKED DOWN AT THE ACFT AS IT FLEW BY APRX 50 FT AWAY…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ATL85FA140

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ATL85FA140)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2022-08-03	Flight Compartment Equipment	May 17, 2022	Airframe (140)Certain serial numbers: 120 10070–15075; 140 10070–15075

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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