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N160781972 Cessna 150L

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 16, 2026

N16078 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2013, no injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 16, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
15073460
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
150L
Year
1972
Category
Fixed wing single-engine
Engine
Cont Motor 0-200 Series
Registration
Deregistered

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Accident & incident history

  1. ERA14LA048Nov 25, 2013Hopewell, ALNo injuries

    A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight and inflight fuel planning that did not account for increased headwind.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1972 Cessna 150L).

  1. Sep 5, 2019deregisteredRoberts John R Jr

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N16078 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1972 Cessna 150L above.

Frequently asked

Has N16078 been in an accident?
Yes. N16078 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2013.
What kind of aircraft is N16078?
N16078 is a 1972 Cessna 150L (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 15073460.

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