# N10612: 1973 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2023-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15074924
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2021
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A01D94
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitson Johnny E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITSON%20JOHNNY%20E)
- Location: [Cleveland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3480° N, 94.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77327, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10612
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10612
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10612-2023-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 150L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2022FA0000752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2022FA0000752), Nov 20, 2022: EXHAUST VALVE. DESTROYED. EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF AT BASE OF VALVE STEM, CAUSING DESTRUCTION OF CYLINDER COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN23LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA040), Nov 20, 2022: Cessna 150L (N10612), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine exhaust valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20221120020859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221120020859A), Nov 20, 2022: Cessna 150L (N10612), Cypress, TX, Substantial damage. On November 20, 2022, at 1321 this office became aware of this accident when inspector received a call from the FAA south west regional operations center.…

## Other aircraft with N10612

- [Cancelled 1958-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10612-1958-04-03): Beech A45, S/N 52-8280. Owner: [United States Air Force Bryan Afb Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20BRYAN%20AFB%20AERO%20CLUB), [Bryan, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bryan)

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