# N8576U: 1976 Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 2012-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830)
- 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: 15077953
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1989
- Last registry action: April 10, 2011
- Mode S code: ABC496
- Owner when cancelled: [Pro Air Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRO%20AIR%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8106° N, 86.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8576U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8576U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576U-2012-04-12

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 150M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m.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 ERA11LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA411), Jul 20, 2011: Cessna 150M (N8576U), Elizabethtown, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110720014649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720014649A), Jul 20, 2011: Cessna 150M (N8576U), Elizabethtown, KY, Destroyed. While conducting banner towing operations, the pilot of N8576U departed from ekx and attempted to pick up the banner that he was scheduled to tow. After…
- [Incident 19840615035229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840615035229I), Jun 15, 1984: Cessna 150M (N8576U), Indainapolis, IN. Fuel exhaustion during approach to destination airport. Landed in a soybean field.

## Other aircraft with N8576U

- [Cancelled 1965-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576U-1965-02-15): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252476. Exported to Uruguay. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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