# N50703: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820)
- 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: 15069495
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2018
- Last registry action: September 27, 2018
- Mode S code: A65665
- Owner when cancelled: [Trustees Of Purdue University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUSTEES%20OF%20PURDUE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [West Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/West%20Lafayette)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4222° N, 86.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47907, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50703
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50703
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50703-2022-01-08

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 150J: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j.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 FTW89LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA083), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 150J (N50703), Athens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

## 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 19890417008309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008309A), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 150J (N50703), Athens, TX, Substantial damage. Flew for 10 minutes after takeoff. Ran out of fuel and was blown over by wind gust landing in a open field.

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