# N8496M: Cessna A150K, registration cancelled 1984-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A15000196
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1981
- Last registry action: August 2, 1984
- Mode S code: ABA47E
- Owners when cancelled: [Aviation Explorer Post Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20EXPLORER%20POST%20INC), [Holgate Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20JOSEPH), [Holgate Patricia A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLGATE%20PATRICIA%20A), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7131° N, 117.1731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8496M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8496M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8496M-1984-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA307), Jun 25, 1983: Cessna A150K (N8496M), San Diego, CA, destroyed

## 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 19830625026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830625026919A), Jun 25, 1983: Cessna A150K (N8496M), San Diego, CA, Destroyed. Student with a passenger stalled in a steep turn over his residence. Went into a flat spin into a garage roof.

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