# N16004: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1990-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15073403
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A0F423
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16004-1990-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI89FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA124), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 150L (N16004), Sugar Grove, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, AND A STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED WITH INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THUNDERSTORM, PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING NOT…

## 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 19890702018619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702018619A), Jul 2, 1989: Cessna 150L (N16004), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled on go around after student made porpoising landing. Air was turbulent due to approaching thunderstorm.

## Other aircraft with N16004

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16004): Cameron Balloons US N-90, S/N 5919
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16004-undated): Douglas DC3-G202A, S/N 1498. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)

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