# N3008J: 1965 Cessna 150E, registration cancelled 2012-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812)
- 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: 15061108
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1965
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1996
- Last registry action: May 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A322CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Postlethwaite Gilbert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POSTLETHWAITE%20GILBERT%20E)
- Location: [Augusta, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Augusta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6554° N, 96.9760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67010, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3008J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3008J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008J-2012-09-25

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 150E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e.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 CHI97LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA023), Nov 2, 1996: Cessna 150 (N3008J), Minneapolis, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to land the airplane. A factor relating with the accident was: the large rock, which the airplane contacted.

## 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 19961102034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102034689A), Nov 2, 1996: Cessna 150E (N3008J), Minneapolis, KS, Substantial damage. Struck a rock landing on his farm. Sheared off nose gear and nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N3008J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3008J): Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11, S/N 55099, built 2020

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