# N21979: 1973 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2021-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 15074585
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1973
- Last registry action: July 20, 2020
- Mode S code: A1DE60
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-2021-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 GAA19CA543](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA543), Sep 12, 2019: Cessna 150 (N21979), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.

## 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 20190912012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190912012999A), Sep 12, 2019: Cessna 150L (N21979), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. * On September 12, 2019 approx. 0845[privacy data omitted] was giving [privacy data omitted] flight instruction in a Cessna-150. * On the final approach that…
- [Incident 19910714033169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714033169I), Jul 14, 1991: Cessna 150L (N21979), Stafford, KS. Aircraft ran out of fuel on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing in a hay field.

## Other aircraft with N21979

- [Cancelled 1948-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-1948-03-01): Curtiss YP-60-E, S/N 27691. Owner: [Desanto Cornelia B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESANTO%20CORNELIA%20B), [Elizabeth, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elizabeth)
- [Cancelled 1928-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21979-1928-01-21): Gruman GRUMAN BABY, S/N A-276

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