# N1559Q: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1983-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15072859
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 4, 1980
- Last registry action: April 16, 1983
- Mode S code: A0E064
- Owners when cancelled: [Gallagher Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLAGHER%20ROBERT), [Vierck Albert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIERCK%20ALBERT%20L), [Helmer Directional Drilling Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELMER%20DIRECTIONAL%20DRILLING%20INC), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Metropolis, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Metropolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2335° N, 88.7240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62960, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1559Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1559Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1559Q-1983-04-16

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 CHI80DEV16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV16), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna 150 (N1559Q), Metropolis, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19800213003049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213003049A), Feb 13, 1980: Cessna 150L (N1559Q), Metropolis, IL, Substantial damage. Landed off center of snow plowed runway. One wheel caught in snow furrow. Flipped aircraft over.

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