# N45173: 1975 Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830)
- 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: 15076769
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1975
- Certificate issued: October 10, 2001
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A5793C
- Owner when cancelled: [Rosales Gabriel D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSALES%20GABRIEL%20D)
- Location: [Coleman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Coleman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8818° N, 99.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76834, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45173
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45173
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45173-2015-05-11

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 150M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m.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 DFW05FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA052), Jan 10, 2005: Cessna 150M (N45173), Coleman, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his VFR flight into IMC which resulted in his failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were fog and the pilot's inadequate…

## 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 20050110000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050110000449A), Jan 10, 2005: Cessna 150M (N45173), Coleman, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft N45173, a Cessna 150-M, departed Coleman airport at approximately 0730 local time and was discovered in an open field 2.4 miles east of county…

## Other aircraft with N45173

- [Cancelled 1956-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45173-1956-01-24): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 2638. Owner: [Sanders A P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20A%20P), [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)

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