# N51160: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 1991-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 1991
- 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: 15069804
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1988
- Last registry action: March 30, 1988
- Mode S code: A66869
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelby Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELBY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Covington, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Covington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5611° N, 89.6320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38019, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51160
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51160-1991-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL91FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA025), Dec 8, 1990: Cessna 150J (N51160), Ripley, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PERFORMING A STALL MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE BELOW PRESCRIBED MINIMUMS, AND HIS FAILURE TO APPLY CORRECT FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL AND SPIN.

## 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 19901208053219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053219A), Dec 8, 1990: Cessna 150J (N51160), Ripley, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student made practice stall at low altitude near a residence. Failed to recover. Advised to perform stalls 3000 AGL

## Other aircraft with N51160

- [Cancelled 1961-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51160-1961-07-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 6063AE, built 1945. Owner: [Shuff Norman J & Herbst Alexander](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUFF%20NORMAN%20J%20%26%20HERBST%20ALEXANDER), [Waukesha, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waukesha)

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