Single-engine piston

N5398C

1950 Cessna 140A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
15531
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Red Rose Flying Club (Partnership)
Based
Spring City, TN
Registration record

N5398C on the FAA register

Type
1950 Cessna 140A
Serial
15531
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Red Rose Flying Club
Spring City, TN
Certificate issued
1974-08-02
Airworthiness date
1955-10-21
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6D54F
Mode S (octal)
51552517
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
315 nm
Cruise (type)
90 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1974-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N5398C.
  • 1955-10-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N5398C

N5398C is a 1950 Cessna 140A, serial number 15531. The FAA register lists Red Rose Flying Club as the registrant in Spring City, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 1974 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 90 knots and a range of about 315 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 21, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5398C.

Cruise
90 kt
Range
315 nm
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 140A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5398C.

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.