# N8461M: Cessna A150K, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A150 00161
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1970
- Mode S code: AB98AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Iowa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IOWA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8461M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8461M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8461M-1972-08-14

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 MKC72AK061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK061), May 18, 1972: Cessna 150K (N8461M), Grimes, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8461M

- [Cancelled 1981-12-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8461M-1981-12-01): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8233026. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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