# N7973F: 1966 Cessna 150F, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15064073
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1966
- Certificate issued: July 8, 1993
- Last registry action: August 6, 1999
- Mode S code: AAD4CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Young Ray A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20RAY%20A)
- Location: [Garland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Garland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9145° N, 96.6750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75042, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7973F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7973F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973F-2013-05-09

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 150F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA113), Feb 10, 1996: Cessna 150 (N7973F), Galveston, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to sufficient altitude. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, foggy weather conditions, the…
- [NTSB CHI67F0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0099), Jun 23, 1966: Cessna 150 (N7973F), East St.Louis, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19960210001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210001509A), Feb 10, 1996: Cessna 150F (N7973F), Galveston, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed. (-23) airman attempted landing at gls in IFR conditons. Airman was not instrument rated. A/c hit ground past departure end of runway 35 in a steep…

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