# N3956U: 1965 Cessna 150E, registration cancelled 1990-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 1990
- 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: 15061356
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1965
- Certificate issued: December 23, 1988
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A49899
- Owner when cancelled: [Conley Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONLEY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1509° N, 101.8695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79110, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3956U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3956U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3956U-1990-12-07

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 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 FTW91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA021), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 150E (N3956U), Amarillo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDERPOWERED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT DUE TO INCORRECTLY SET MAGNETOS. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINES.

## 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 19901207053319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053319A), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 150E (N3956U), Amarillo, TX, Destroyed. Unable to clear powerline departing short strip. Banked low hit wing,cartwheeled. Mags set wrong. Over gross weight

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