# N5243Q: 1972 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 1973-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15073143
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1973
- Mode S code: A69A9A
- Owner when cancelled: [Comet Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMET%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Jamestown, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Jamestown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5243Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5243Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5243Q-1973-04-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 150L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l.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 MKC73AK062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK062), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna 150L (N5243Q), Medinan, ND, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730416008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416008899A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna A150K (N5243Q), Medinan, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5243Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5243Q): Cessna 152, S/N 15285089, built 1981

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