Single-engine piston

N81L

1946 Cessna 140

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
10061
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Glendale, AZ
1946 Cessna 140
Representative photo of a Cessna 140. Not a photo of N81L.
Registration record

N81L on the FAA register

Type
1946 Cessna 140
Serial
10061
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Glendale, AZ
Certificate issued
2003-01-21
Airworthiness date
1956-04-18
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB07FD
Mode S (octal)
52603775
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 N81L.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-01-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N81L to the current registrant.
  • 1993-09-29
    N81L previously assigned to a Homebuilt Questair Venture (s/n 36); cancelled.
  • 1977-07-25
    N81L previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-300); cancelled.
  • 1956-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N81L

N81L is a 1946 Cessna 140, serial number 10061. It is registered to co-owners in Glendale, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 21, 2003 and expires on August 31, 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 April 18, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81L. 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

1967-01-02 Accident · Muscle Shoals,Ala, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0048
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N81L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-RAPID ACCUMULATION OF STRUCTURAL ICE.

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.