# N63YZ: Cessna 150J, registration cancelled 2000-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 2000
- 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: 15070105
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1998
- Last registry action: June 9, 1998
- Mode S code: A83DA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Soward John Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWARD%20JOHN%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6056° N, 121.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95815, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63YZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63YZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63YZ-2000-07-20

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 LAX00FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA090), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 150J (N63YZ), Redwood City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the pilot's improper remedial action and his self-induced pressure.

## 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 20000207013319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207013319A), Feb 7, 2000: Cessna 150J (N63YZ), San Carlos, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 02/7/00, at 0630 hours PST, a Cessna 150J N63YZ, collied with a guide wire cable from a local radio tower near redwood city, California. The…

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