# N8960U: 1976 Cessna 150M, 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 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: 15078030
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1992
- Last registry action: March 11, 2008
- Mode S code: AC5E09
- Owner when cancelled: [Airman Flight School Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRMAN%20FLIGHT%20SCHOOL%20INC)
- Location: [Norman, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Norman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2560° N, 97.4668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73069, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8960U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8960U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960U-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 FTW97LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA036), Nov 10, 1996: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due the student pilot's failure to refuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW93LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA024), Oct 26, 1992: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY JUDGE HIS LEVEL OFF ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19961109035099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109035099A), Nov 9, 1996: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. On flight maneuvers. Loss of engine power, unable to make airport. Ran out of fuel. (-23) on November 9, 1996, the student pilot departed wiley post airport,…
- [Incident 19950601016989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601016989I), Jun 1, 1995: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Purcell, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: during practice of landings, student bounced airplane twice, on third bounce, aircraft impacted nose wheel on runway which resulted in nose wheel…
- [Incident 19931022051819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931022051819I), Oct 22, 1993: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Fort Sill, OK. During landing at wrong airport pilot realized his mistake. Made a touch and go landing. Departed airport.
- [Accident 19921026043749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921026043749A), Oct 26, 1992: Cessna 150M (N8960U), Norman, OK, Substantial damage. Buzzed grandmothers house,impacted in back yard. Bounced over house and crashed in front yard.

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