# N8398J: Cessna 150G, registration cancelled 1973-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15066298
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB7D42
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirby William W & Donald Austin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRBY%20WILLIAM%20W%20%26%20DONALD%20AUSTIN)
- Location: [Westport, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Westport)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8398J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8398J-1973-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 150G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g.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 NYC74DNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA03), Jul 16, 1973: Cessna 150 (N8398J), N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68F0269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0269), Oct 29, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8398J), Teterboro, NJ, 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 19730716022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716022459A), Jul 16, 1973: Cessna A150K (N8398J), N Atlantic Ocea, MA, Destroyed. Plt reported eng lost pwr un maintain alt,fish spotting.

## Other aircraft with N8398J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8398J): Piper PA-32-301, S/N 32-8106073, built 1981

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