# N8959U: 1976 Cessna 150M, registration cancelled 2006-02-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 2, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15078029
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 13, 2002
- Last registry action: December 20, 2005
- Mode S code: AC5B8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Willie C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WILLIE%20C)
- Location: [Sherrill, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Sherrill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3561° N, 91.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72152, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8959U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959U-2006-02-02

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 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 FTW04LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA180), Jul 9, 2004: Cessna 150M (N8959U), Sherrill, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20040709016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709016089A), Jul 9, 2004: Cessna 150M (N8959U), Sherrill, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 9, 2004 at approximately 1420 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, single engine airplane, N8959U, sustained substantial damage during a forced…

## Other aircraft with N8959U

- [Cancelled 1968-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959U-1968-04-02): Douglas DC-8-62F, S/N 45960. Owner: [Douglas Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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