# N5150A: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1996-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28150
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 6, 1983
- Last registry action: November 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A6765B
- Owner when cancelled: [Palensar Eugene J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALENSAR%20EUGENE%20J)
- Location: [Metuchen, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Metuchen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5431° N, 74.3590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08840, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5150A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5150A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5150A-1996-01-27

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 Cessna 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 UNK64X4178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4178), Sep 27, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5150A), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5150A

- [Cancelled 2018-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5150A-2018-08-13): Aerostar International S53A, S/N S53A-3062, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sunfire Airsports Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNFIRE%20AIRSPORTS%20INC), [Rayne, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Rayne)

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