# N10851: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1973-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15075088
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1973
- Mode S code: A0258D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gottschalk John F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOTTSCHALK%20JOHN%20F)
- Location: [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10851
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10851-1973-12-05

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

## 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 OAK74AP019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP019), Oct 28, 1973: Cessna 150L (N10851), Watsonville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19731028035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028035339A), Oct 28, 1973: Cessna A150K (N10851), Watsonville, CA, Destroyed. Flew under pwr lines into hill side. Plt left 2 suicide notes. Had dep modesto without twr clnc.

## Other aircraft with N10851

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10851): Mooney M20K, S/N 25-1229
- [Cancelled 1950-10-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10851-1950-10-19): Stinson JR. S, S/N 8038. Owner: [Dillingham Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DILLINGHAM%20AIR%20SERVICE)

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