# N16235: 1972 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2008-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15073562
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1972
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2007
- Last registry action: August 30, 2007
- Mode S code: A0FBFB
- Owner when cancelled: [Katy Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KATY%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9367° N, 97.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57201, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16235
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16235-2008-10-01

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 (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 CHI08CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA235), Aug 4, 2008: Cessna 150L (N16235), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain during cruise. Contributing to the accident was the night, the haze, and the tall vegetation.

## 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 20080803843219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803843219A), Aug 3, 2008: Cessna 150L (N16235), Watertown, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) The accident occurred on August 3, 2008 at 11 p.m. about 12 miles southwest of Watertown, SD. Pilot was flying at night and tried to execute a 180 degree…

## Other aircraft with N16235

- [Cancelled 1939-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16235-1939-07-01): Waco ZQC-6, S/N 4443, built 1936. Owner: [Thompson Theodore H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20THEODORE%20H), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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