# N50738: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 1992-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15069520
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1987
- Last registry action: January 27, 1992
- Mode S code: A656D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Sloan Landon W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLOAN%20LANDON%20W)
- Location: [Wilmington, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2642° N, 77.8683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28405, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50738
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50738-1992-11-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 ATL91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA088), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 150J (N50738), Kure Beach, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT, WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL, AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WATER AFTER INITIATING A LOW PASS.
- [NTSB ATL88LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA075), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 150 (N50738), Carolina Beach, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910425012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012509A), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 150J (N50738), Kure Beach, NC, Destroyed. Caught a wheel on a wave while flying close to surface. Cartwheeled crashed and sank. Took craft without permission
- [Accident 19880112000499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880112000499A), Jan 12, 1988: Cessna 150J (N50738), Carolina Beach, NC, Substantial damage. Student for reasons unknown closed the throttle on the CFI on takeoff. CFI aborted. Aircraft ran off into a highway

## Other aircraft with N50738

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50738): Air Tractor AT-602, S/N 602-0448, built 1997
- [Cancelled 1955-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50738-1955-10-11): Boeing D75N1, S/N 75-3943. Owner: [Reabe Roy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REABE%20ROY%20W), [Waupun, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waupun)

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