# N18542: 1972 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2006-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15073930
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1999
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: A1563E
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Maintenance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20MAINTENANCE%20INC)
- Location: [Vancouver, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Vancouver)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6401° N, 122.6250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98661, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18542
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18542-2006-08-30

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 SEA04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA136), Jul 16, 2004: Cessna 150L (N18542), La Center, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot receiving the flight review's failure to follow the Owner’s Manual's procedures for a go-around. Contributing factors were the flight instructor's delay in telling the private pilot…

## 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 20040716014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716014009A), Jul 16, 2004: Cessna 150L (N18542), La Center, WA, Destroyed. (-23) According to the pilot and flight instructor, the pilot was making an approach to land at daybreak airpark, Washington. On the approach, aircraft was…
- [Incident 19781101023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101023929I), Nov 1, 1978: Cessna 150 (N18542), Astoria, OR, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose gear and prop. Student pilot.

## Other aircraft with N18542

- [Cancelled 1939-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18542-1939-04-15): Commonwealth REARWIN 9000-L, S/N 564D, built 1937. Owner: [Sutton Jenkins Airplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20JENKINS%20AIRPLANES%20INC), [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)

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