# N1783Q: Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1973-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1973
- 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: 15073083
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1972
- Mode S code: A139B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Charles N Smith DBA Southwest Skyways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20N%20SMITH%20DBA%20SOUTHWEST%20SKYWAYS)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1783Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1783Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1783Q-1973-10-19

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX74AL013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL013), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 150L (N1783Q), Torrance, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19730812029272A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812029272A), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna A150K (N1783Q), Torrance, CA, Destroyed. C-150 didnt maintain visual ctc with C-172.twr clrd C-150 for go arnd with inadequate separation.

## Other aircraft with N1783Q

- [Cancelled 2008-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1783Q-2008-07-18): Cameron Balloons D-96, S/N 805. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Aerostatica Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSTATICA%20INC%20DBA), [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)

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