# N50878: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 2000-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15069617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1997
- Last registry action: December 11, 1997
- Mode S code: A65B16
- Owners when cancelled: [Newman John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20JOHN%20E), [Newman Linda M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWMAN%20LINDA%20M)
- Location: [Mariposa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mariposa)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5070° N, 119.9838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95338, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50878
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50878-2000-07-31

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX73](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX73), Dec 4, 1995: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. SWITCH INSTALLED NEW AT 4,000.4 HOURS ON MARCH 12, 1991. REMOVED AT 5,773.28 HOURS, NOVEMBER 30, 1995. TOTAL OPERATING TIME 1,772.9. INTERNAL WEAR BETWEEN TUMBL

## 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 LAX99FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA091), Feb 6, 1999: Cessna 150J (N50878), Mariposa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's premature descent into terrain during a dark nighttime approach. Also causal was his physiological impairment due to alcohol. A contributing factor was his psychological condition.
- [NTSB LAX80FVM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM19), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 150J (N50878), San Jose, CA, 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 19990205001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205001029A), Feb 5, 1999: Cessna 150J (N50878), Mariposa, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 2/6/99 N50878 a Cessna 150J ser. Number 15069617 was destroyed when it contacted trees 1.3 miles south of the Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (068). The…
- [Accident 19800316006909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006909A), Mar 16, 1980: Cessna 150J (N50878), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Hand-propped engine. Passenger opened throttle. When engine started, aircraft ran into a parked aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N50878

- [Cancelled 2013-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50878-2013-07-16): Beechcraft G58, S/N TH-2378. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Jbl Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JBL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

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