# N18609: 1972 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2003-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2003
- 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: 15073984
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1972
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1993
- Last registry action: October 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A15970
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Horace T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20HORACE%20T)
- Location: [Cedar Park, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cedar%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5071° N, 97.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78613, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18609
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18609
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18609-2003-05-16

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX2035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2035), Mar 30, 1996: FAIRING. MISMANUFACTURED. TRAILING END OF FAIRING IS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO FIT OVER DORSAL FIN.

## 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 FTW01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA028), Nov 27, 2000: Cessna 150L (N18609), Valley Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after the pilot became lost during cruise flight. A contributing factor was the dark night condition.

## 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 20001126033489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001126033489A), Nov 26, 2000: Cessna 150L (N18609), Valley Spring, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 26, 2000, at 1950 hours, CST, a Cessna 150L airplane, N18609, was substantially damaged when it impacted a tree during a forced landing. The…

## Other aircraft with N18609

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18609): Wilkins Eugene SE 5-A, S/N EW-1, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1946-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18609-1946-12-13): Boeing 314, S/N 2083, built 1941. Owner: [Universal Airline Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSAL%20AIRLINE%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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