# N8459M: 1970 Cessna A150K, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824)
- 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: A15000159
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1970
- Certificate issued: December 27, 1984
- Last registry action: March 31, 1994
- Mode S code: AB960B
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow Vans](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20VANS)
- Location: [Picayune, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Picayune)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5347° N, 89.6180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39466, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8459M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8459M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8459M-2014-11-20

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 A150K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k.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 MKC87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA048), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna A150K (N8459M), West Memphis, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870207002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002149A), Feb 7, 1987: Cessna A150K (N8459M), West Memphis, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft stalled while buzzing a trailer park and impacted the ground.

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