# N66315: Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 1993-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15075984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1987
- Last registry action: February 26, 1993
- Mode S code: A8C1F7
- Owners when cancelled: [Gates Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATES%20ROBERT%20L), [Gates Bonnie M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATES%20BONNIE%20M), [Gates Gerald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GATES%20GERALD%20L)
- Location: [Ft Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Ft%20Collins)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6469° N, 105.0295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80524, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66315
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66315
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66315-1993-03-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 150M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m.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 DEN92LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA073), Jul 13, 1992: Cessna 150 (N66315), Ft. Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RATE OF DESCENT AND LACK OF FLARE WHILE CONDUCTING A FORCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE: PARTIAL POWER LOSS DUE TO STUCK EXHAUST VALVES CAUSED BY ENGINE OVERHEAT FROM IMPROPER LEANING.

## 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 19920713025069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920713025069A), Jul 13, 1992: Cessna 150M (N66315), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Rough engine on climbout. CFI took over. Landed hard in field. Nosed over. Stuck valves from over leaning heating.

## Other aircraft with N66315

- [Cancelled 1963-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66315-1963-12-11): Boeing E75N1, S/N 75-8271, built 1948. Owner: [Tennessee A & I State Univ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TENNESSEE%20A%20%26%20I%20STATE%20UNIV), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)

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