Single-engine piston

N84BC

1946 Cessna 140

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
10255
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rockwall, TX
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1946 Cessna 140
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Registration record

N84BC on the FAA register

Type
1946 Cessna 140
Serial
10255
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rockwall, TX
Certificate issued
2020-10-01
Airworthiness date
1977-12-14
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB7D9C
Mode S (octal)
52676634
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 N84BC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-22
    Accident at Caddo Mills, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2020-10-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N84BC to the current registrant.
  • 2013-05-14
    N84BC previously assigned to a Raven S55A (s/n S55A-387); cancelled.
  • 1977-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N84BC

N84BC is a 1946 Cessna 140, serial number 10255. It is registered to an individual in Rockwall, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 1, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 14, 1977.

N84BC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2021-07-22 Accident · Caddo Mills, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN21LA450
Reported aircraft: Cessna 140
Probable cause: The missing vertical stabilizer hardware, which resulted in a severe uncommanded yawing motion that necessitated an emergency landing, during which the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

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.