# N19578: 1973 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 15074501
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1978
- Last registry action: February 10, 1994
- Mode S code: A17E2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Merin Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERIN%20JERRY)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4816° N, 122.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97206, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=19578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19578-2013-08-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 SEA91FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA229), Sep 7, 1991: Cessna 150L (N19578), Yamhill, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN UNCONTROLLED STALL, A TAIL WIND, REMEDIAL ACTION WAS NOT PERFORMED, AND POOR COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB OAK76DVG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG57), Mar 21, 1976: Cessna 150 (N19578), Napa, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19910906038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906038729A), Sep 6, 1991: Cessna 150L (N19578), Yamhill, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Took off with tailwind gusting to 35 knots on one way strip. Was seen turning to avoid trees. Stalled into trees.
- [Accident 19760321006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760321006529A), Mar 21, 1976: Cessna 150L (N19578), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. First solo ldg.

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