# N459U: Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 1998-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15078407
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1997
- Last registry action: December 13, 1997
- Mode S code: A5954D
- 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/N459U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=459U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459U-1998-09-29

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 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 FTW98LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA202), May 1, 1998: Cessna 150M (N459U), Levelland, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate weather evaluation, subsequent encounter with a severe downdraft, and failure (or inability) to compensate for the wind (downdraft) condition. The high density altitude was a…

## 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 19980501008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980501008279A), May 1, 1998: Cessna 150M (N459U), Levelland, TX, Destroyed. Acft was caught in a downdraft, struck ground, landing gear tore off, flipped over, Levelland, TX. (.4)the flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot reported…

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