# N3981U: Cessna 150E, registration cancelled 1993-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15061381
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 20, 1990
- Last registry action: April 20, 1993
- Mode S code: A4A30F
- Owner when cancelled: [General Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3981U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3981U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3981U-1993-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (2)

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 NYC93FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA102), Jun 7, 1993: Cessna 150E (N3981U), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE…
- [NTSB CHI67D0225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0225), Jul 8, 1966: Cessna 150 (N3981U), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19930607017149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930607017149A), Jun 7, 1993: Cessna 150E (N3981U), Selbyville, DE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Too slow on banner pickup. Wobbled. Dropped banner. Nosed up and stalled. New banner tow pilot. Behind power curve.

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