# N8879S: 1965 Cessna 150F, registration cancelled 2018-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814)
- 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: 15062179
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 19, 2014
- Last registry action: May 10, 2017
- Mode S code: AC3B7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Daniel Michael P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIEL%20MICHAEL%20P)
- Location: [Eunice, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Eunice)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4222° N, 103.2567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88231, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8879S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879S-2018-04-18

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 150F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f.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 CEN17LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA298), Aug 1, 2017: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Bullard, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's inability to maintain adequate airspeed during the soft-field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's…

## 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 20170801010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170801010689A), Aug 1, 2017: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Bullard, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from tarrant field (grass) runway 12, on climb out stalled and crashed in ditch along northbound us hwy 69, mile marker 352, north of mt…
- [Incident 19910625043249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625043249I), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 150F (N8879S), Hamilton, OH. Smoke from panel on climb. Turned off master switch and smoke quit. Found shorted wire in rotating beacon.

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