# N8916S: 1965 Cessna 150A, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (registry code 2071804)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15062216
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1966
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AC4C46
- Owners when cancelled: [Benner Elmer E DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNER%20ELMER%20E%20DBA), [Ben-Air Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEN-AIR%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Compton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Compton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8790° N, 118.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8916S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8916S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8916S-2013-05-17

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 150A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MEX71A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MEX71A0051), Aug 29, 1970: Cessna 150A (N8916S), San Quintin, Mexico, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68D0349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0349), Mar 30, 1968: Cessna 150 (N8916S), Compton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0299), Feb 5, 1967: Cessna 150 (N8916S), Thermal, CA, substantial damage

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