# N7178X: 1961 Cessna 150, registration cancelled 1974-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15059278
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1972
- Mode S code: A99994
- Owner when cancelled: [Lake Wales Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKE%20WALES%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Lake Wales, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Wales)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7178X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178X-1974-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 150: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150.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 MIA74FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD62-201589), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 150 (N7178X), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed

## 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 19740131006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131006559A), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 150A (N7178X), Lake Wales, FL, Destroyed. Drg low alt turn ip took ovr ctls fm student to increase bank in turn.

## Other aircraft with N7178X

- [Cancelled 1999-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178X-1999-08-03): Hayes Richard A KOLB TWINSTAR, S/N 145. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Anderson Gerald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20GERALD%20D), [Two Harbors, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Two%20Harbors)

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