# N4390U: 1964 Cessna 150D, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 15060390
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1964
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1987
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A546F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Ridgecrest, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ridgecrest)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5824° N, 117.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93555, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4390U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4390U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4390U-2012-11-29

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 LAX90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA049), Dec 6, 1989: Cessna 150D (N4390U), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHEN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.
- [NTSB LAX70DUG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUG29), Apr 20, 1970: Cessna 150 (N4390U), El Monte, CA, 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 19891206050049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891206050049A), Dec 6, 1989: Cessna 150D (N4390U), Inyokern, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Force landed on uphill slope and rolled backward. Damaged tail. Did not use carb heat.

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