# N50GM: 1962 Piper PA-28-150, registration cancelled 2008-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-499
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1962
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2008
- Last registry action: May 2, 2008
- Mode S code: A63839
- Owner when cancelled: [Baird David S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIRD%20DAVID%20S)
- Location: [Mankato, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Mankato)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7977° N, 98.2178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66956, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50GM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50GM-2008-09-16

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 Piper PA-28-150: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150.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 DEN08CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA068), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA-28-150 (N50GM), Mankato, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the fence and trees.

## 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 20080328013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013989A), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA28150 (N50GM), Mankato, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) While practicing a soft field takeoff at ktko, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and drifted right of the runway through a fence and into a pasture.…
- [Incident 19890109006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890109006669I), Jan 9, 1989: Piper PA28150 (N50GM), Beatrice, NE. Smoke in cabin, declared emergency. Shut off electrics,cleared. After landing found generator bearing seized.

## Other aircraft with N50GM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50GM): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0797, built 2026

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