# N4242U: 1963 Cessna 150D, registration cancelled 2007-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2007
- 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: 15060242
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2006
- Last registry action: July 26, 2006
- Mode S code: A50D2C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernstein Steven C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNSTEIN%20STEVEN%20C)
- Location: [Dickens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dickens)
- Physical address: [Levelland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Levelland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6669° N, 100.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79229, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4242U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4242U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242U-2007-05-10

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 150D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d.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 DFW07CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA085), Mar 18, 2007: Cessna 150 (N4242U), Brownfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.

## 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 20070318002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070318002949A), Mar 18, 2007: Cessna 150D (N4242U), Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 18, 2007 at approximately 1800 CDT, N4242U, a Cessna model 150-D, departed runway 17 at levelland airport (lln), levelland, Texas, on a VFR…

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