N16078 — 1972 Cessna 150L
DeregisteredChecked 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
Accident & incident history
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).
- Sep 5, 2019deregistered — Roberts 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.
- until Apr 13, 1948Lockheed ELECTRA 10-A (s/n 1068)
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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