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N72150

Cessna 140

N72150 is a Cessna 140, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lead, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 13, 2020 and expires on March 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated December 6, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
140
Serial number
9317
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
105 mph
Transponder code
A9AA63 (octal 52325143)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 13, 2020
Expires
March 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · December 6, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00801387

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mertesdorf Gerald J
Type
Individual
Address
402 Spark St
Lead, SD 57754-2013

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data