# N51274: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 1980-08-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 5, 1980
- 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: 15069886
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1975
- Mode S code: A66C47
- Owner when cancelled: [Ward Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51274
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51274-1980-08-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 MKC80FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA018), Jan 19, 1980: Cessna 150 (N51274), Newton, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19800119000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000879A), Jan 19, 1980: Cessna 150J (N51274), Newton, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot & passenger departed at night into low ceiling & visibility. Lost control of airplane.
- [Incident 19781027027419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027419I), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51274), Newton, KS, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged nose gear, prop and wing tip in hard landing.
- [Incident 19780916019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916019259I), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna 150 (N51274), Moundridge, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft struck fencepost during rollout of forced landing.

## Other aircraft with N51274

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51274): Downing John C VANS RV-9A, S/N 91089, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1951-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51274-1951-01-04): Cessna T-50, S/N 2667, built 1943. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Southwestern Aircraft Developers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWESTERN%20AIRCRAFT%20DEVELOPERS%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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