# N8281S: 1965 Cessna 150F, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- 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: 15061881
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1965
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1986
- Last registry action: November 22, 2011
- Mode S code: AB511F
- Owner when cancelled: [Groeger James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROEGER%20JAMES%20T)
- Location: [Coopersburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Coopersburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5092° N, 75.3885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18036, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8281S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8281S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8281S-2018-01-09

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 (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 ERA12FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FAMS2), Jun 8, 2012: Cessna 150F (N8281S), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).

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