Single-engine piston

N3578V

1948 Cessna 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
14747
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
198 Main Street Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sullivan, WI
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1948 Cessna 140
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Registration record

N3578V on the FAA register

Type
1948 Cessna 140
Serial
14747
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
198 Main Street Aviation LLC
Sullivan, WI
Certificate issued
2022-08-06
Airworthiness date
1956-04-13
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A40252
Mode S (octal)
51001122
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 N3578V.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N3578V.
  • 1956-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N3578V

N3578V is a 1948 Cessna 140, serial number 14747. The FAA register lists 198 Main Street Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sullivan, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2022 and expires on August 31, 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 April 13, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3578V. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1975-06-03 Accident · Port Isabel,In, 14 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1650
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N3578V registration before this airframe.

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.