# N16230: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1991-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1991
- 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: 15073559
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1989
- Last registry action: June 13, 1989
- Mode S code: A0FBF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Morcom Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORCOM%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9027° N, 122.2559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16230
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16230-1991-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA089), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16230), Mount Vernon, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910420011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011639A), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 150L (N16230), Mt Vernon, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Practicing slow flight and approach to stall with flaps down. Stalled , entered spin, crashed and burned.
- [Incident 19781019030599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019030599I), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 150 (N16230), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Hit a light pole while taxiing into the parking area.

## Other aircraft with N16230

- [Cancelled 2019-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16230-2019-02-06): Mooney M20F, S/N 221416, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jms Performance Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JMS%20PERFORMANCE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- [Cancelled 1948-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16230-1948-05-12): Waco YKS-6, S/N 4455, built 1936. Owner: [Aero Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CORPORATION), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

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