# N16178: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1982-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1982
- 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: 15073526
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1977
- Last registry action: January 18, 1982
- Mode S code: A0F8D3
- Owners when cancelled: [Wieland Richard L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIELAND%20RICHARD%20L), [William Gensler Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20GENSLER%20AVIATION), [Cameron Barbara A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMERON%20BARBARA%20A), [Bearry Lonnie H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEARRY%20LONNIE%20H)
- Location: [Smyrna, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Smyrna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9628° N, 86.5297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37167, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16178
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16178-1982-01-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (3)

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 IAD80DLQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DLQ18), May 26, 1980: Cessna 150L (N16178), Bowling Green, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE04), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna 150L (N16178), Ottawa, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DEV20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV20), Feb 9, 1975: Cessna 150 (N16178), Peoria, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19800526015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015329A), May 26, 1980: Cessna 150L (N16178), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Engine failed in airport pattern. Pilot made emergency landing in high wheat which flipped aircraft inverted.
- [Accident 19750713027699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713027699A), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna A150K (N16178), Ottawa, IL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750209002019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750209002019A), Feb 9, 1975: Cessna 150L (N16178), Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Patches of packed snow on runway. Plt retracting flaps acft veered l.

## Other aircraft with N16178

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16178): Embraer EMB-145XR, S/N 14500889, built 2005
- [Cancelled 1944-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16178-1944-07-13): Stinson SR-8B, S/N 9760. Owner: [Southern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)

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