# N50788: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 1997-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 1997
- 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: 15069554
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 19, 1988
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: A65782
- Owner when cancelled: [West Mesa Flying Association Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20MESA%20FLYING%20ASSOCIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Mesilla, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Mesilla)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2678° N, 106.7968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88046, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50788
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50788
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50788-1997-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN90LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA129), Jun 8, 1990: Cessna 150J (N50788), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS. FACTORS WERE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REFUEL AND THE HIGH VEGETATION IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

## 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 19900608019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608019499A), Jun 8, 1990: Cessna 150J (N50788), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Departed with near empty fuel on local training flight. Ran out of fuel. Nosed over landing.

## Other aircraft with N50788

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50788): Deptula Benjamin C XT-912-B, S/N XT-912-45, built 2004

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