Single-engine piston

N76256

1946 Cessna 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
10661
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Groeneveld John + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Maryland Heights, MO
1946 Cessna 140
Representative photo of a Cessna 140. Not a photo of N76256.
Registration record

N76256 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Cessna 140
Serial
10661
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Groeneveld John + 1 co-owner
Maryland Heights, MO
Certificate issued
2019-06-27
Airworthiness date
1956-06-15
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA4C1C
Mode S (octal)
52446034
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 N76256.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N76256.
  • 1956-06-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N76256

N76256 is a 1946 Cessna 140, serial number 10661. The FAA register lists Groeneveld John + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 27, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

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 15, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N76256.

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 N76256.

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.