# N1940Z: 1962 Cessna 150C, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (registry code 2071808)
- 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: 15059740
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1962
- Certificate issued: August 12, 1993
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A17977
- Owner when cancelled: [Arthur Edward D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20EDWARD%20D)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4403° N, 122.7766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1940Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1940Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1940Z-2012-10-16

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 150C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c.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 SEA90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA128), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 150C (N1940Z), Sutherlin, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS AND POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 19900709024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709024839A), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 150C (N1940Z), Sutherlin, OR, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel circling residence tried to land downwind in a field overshot into a fence. No biennial or medical

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