# N976HB: 1973 Cessna 150L, registration cancelled 2019-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826)
- 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: 15074983
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1979
- Last registry action: August 14, 2015
- Mode S code: AD9AA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Bartell Herbert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTELL%20HERBERT%20M)
- Location: [New Oxford, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Oxford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8900° N, 77.0793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17350, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976HB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=976HB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976HB-2019-03-16

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 150L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l.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 ERA16LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA116), Feb 27, 2016: Cessna 150L (N976HB), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons because examination of the engine and a successful test-run did not reveal any anomalies that would preclude normal…
- [NTSB ERA10CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA058), Nov 9, 2009: Cessna 150 (N976HB), York, PA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller.

## 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 20160227002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160227002319A), Feb 27, 2016: Cessna 150L (N976HB), Gettsyburg, PA, Destroyed. Normal take-off from W05 runway 24, normal engine indications at 2400 rpm's during take-off. At 800 feet AGL rpm's dropped to 1700. Carburetor heat had no…
- [Accident 20091109050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091109050989A), Nov 9, 2009: Cessna 150L (N976HB), Thomasville, PA, No damage. Pilot walked into rotating propeller arc and received serious injury to left arm, after using ground vehicle battery to assist with aircraft engine start.

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