# N3947U: 1965 Cessna 150E, registration cancelled 2013-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 2013
- 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: 15061347
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1965
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1994
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A49505
- Owners when cancelled: [University Of Alaska Fairbanks](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20ALASKA%20FAIRBANKS), [Airframe & Powerplant Program](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRFRAME%20%26%20POWERPLANT%20PROGRAM)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3947U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3947U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3947U-2013-06-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA093), Jul 23, 1994: Cessna 150 (N3947U), Melozzi Hot Sps, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT OFF BELOW THE STALL SPEED OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 19940723019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940723019089A), Jul 23, 1994: Cessna 150E (N3947U), Melozi Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short strip. No flaps. Lifted off and stall mushed back to strip. Blamed a wind gust.

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