Single-engine piston

N1838V

1947 Cessna 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
14015
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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1947 Cessna 140
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Registration record

N1838V on the FAA register

Type
1947 Cessna 140
Serial
14015
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2025-09-11
Airworthiness date
2012-03-14
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A14F55
Mode S (octal)
50247525
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
315 nm
Cruise (type)
88 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
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 N1838V.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1838V to the current registrant.
  • 2012-03-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-08-16
    N1838V previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (s/n D10382); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N1838V

N1838V is a 1947 Cessna 140, serial number 14015. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85-12F 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 (normal), dated March 14, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1838V.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1838V.

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.