Single-engine piston

N2257V

1948 Cessna 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
14488
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Purnell Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Little Rock, AR
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1948 Cessna 140
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Registration record

N2257V on the FAA register

Type
1948 Cessna 140
Serial
14488
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Purnell Aviation LLC
Little Rock, AR
Certificate issued
2016-06-02
Airworthiness date
1956-07-07
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1F6F5
Mode S (octal)
50373365
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 N2257V.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N2257V.
  • 1956-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N2257V

N2257V is a 1948 Cessna 140, serial number 14488. The FAA register lists Purnell Aviation LLC as the registrant in Little Rock, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 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 July 7, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2257V.

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 N2257V.

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.