# N8991U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 15, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8991U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8991U

## Aircraft that carried N8991U

- [Cancelled 1978-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8991U-1978-09-15): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078041, built 1976. Owner: [Redwoods Flying Club Of Humboldt County Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDWOODS%20FLYING%20CLUB%20OF%20HUMBOLDT%20COUNTY%20INC), [Eureka, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Eureka)

## NTSB investigations on N8991U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK78DA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA021), Mar 6, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8991U), Eureka, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8991U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19780305004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305004349A), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 150M (N8991U), Eureka, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mishap occurred while observing & photographing whales at low alte & airspeed.

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