Single-engine piston

N140TW

1947 Cessna 140

Not current (FAA status 19) No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12403
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 19)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Burlington, NC
1947 Cessna 140
Representative photo of a Cessna 140. Not a photo of N140TW.
Registration record

N140TW on the FAA register

Type
1947 Cessna 140
Serial
12403
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Burlington, NC
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-06-12
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0A46E
Mode S (octal)
50122156
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
315 nm
Cruise (type)
88 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 19)
Market asking range
$39,250 to $54,750
Middle half of 5 live Cessna 140 listings, 1946–1948 models (median $48,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N140TW.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1956-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N140TW

N140TW is a 1947 Cessna 140, serial number 12403. It is registered to an individual in Burlington, North Carolina.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 88 knots and a range of about 315 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 12, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N140TW.

Cruise
88 kt
Range
315 nm
Power / thrust (each)
85
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,950 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,530 ft
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 140 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 140 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N140TW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.