# N4178U: 1948 Cessna 150D, registration cancelled 2011-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810)
- 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: 15060178
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1963
- Certificate issued: April 27, 2011
- Last registry action: April 27, 2011
- Mode S code: A4F1A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Eigner Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIGNER%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Hillsboro, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Hillsboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5817° N, 90.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54634, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178U-2011-06-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 150D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d.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 CEN11FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA240), Mar 20, 2011: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Baraboo, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to continue the flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CHI72DEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP29), Jan 18, 1972: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Viroqua, WI, 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 20110320004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110320004649A), Mar 20, 2011: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Baraboo, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The student pilot departed lake in the hills airport (3CK) in chicago, IL on 03/20/2011 destined for reedsburg, WI (C35). There was one passenger on board.…

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