# N21978: 1973 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1981-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 1981
- 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: 15074584
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1974
- Mode S code: A1DE5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Mariposa Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARIPOSA%20CORP)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7406° N, 95.5603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77042, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1981-05-05

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

## 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 FTW76DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA24), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 150 (N21978), Addicks, TX, destroyed

## 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 19760225003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225003819A), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 150L (N21978), Addicks, TX, Substantial damage. Plts first solo. No eng malfunction found.

## Other aircraft with N21978

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-2017-10-20): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 6B, S/N F6B-2003, built 2004. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bolton Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLTON%20KENNETH%20D), [Carlisle, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Carlisle)
- [Cancelled 1950-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1950-02-01): Rearwin 8125, S/N 801, built 1939. Owner: [Thomas E W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20E%20W), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

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