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N3240V1974 Cessna 150M

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1999)3 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2027
Based in
Vancouver, WA
owner city / state
Engine
0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2020
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1999
ADs may apply
3
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Vancouver, WA
Certificate issued
Jul 22, 2020
Expires
Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility
Airworthiness date
Dec 6, 1974

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
150M
Year
1974
Serial number
15076436
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A37F98

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor 0-200 Series
Type
4 Cycle
Power
100 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2020 – nowIndividual ownerVancouver, WA · current
  2. 1947 – 1952John W Eshelman & Sons INCLancaster, PA · different airframe: Beechcraft 35 S/N D-684

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 18, 1999 · Bunnell, FL

The erosion and separation of the aft end plate P/N 0450338-18 of the right muffler resulting in exhaust gas contact to electrical wires in the engine compartment. Also, unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing. A finding in the investigation was the inadequate record keeping by the individual who performed the last annual inspection for his failure to timely record…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
MIA00LA010

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA00LA010)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2009-10-09 R2Rudder Control SystemSep 12, 2011Airframe (150M)Certain serial numbers: 150F 15061533–15064532; 150G 15064533–15064969; 150G 15064971–15067198; 150H 15067199–15069308; 150H 649; 150J 15069309–15071128; …. Only with: FA150L S/N FA1500121-FA1500261 and FA150M S/N FA1500262-FA1500336 only when equipped with FKA150-2311 and FKA150-2316.
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (150M)
2008-22-18Cessna Aircraft Company 150 Series AirplanesDec 9, 2008Airframe (150M)Only with: BRS-150 Parachute System with serial number 50001 through 50006 installed via STC SA64CH.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (2)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Exhaust · muffler · erodedOct 18, 1999

    DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, SMOKE FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTED. PILOT SECURED ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETO SWITCH AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. HEAT DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL WIRES NEAR THE BATTERY BOX. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MUFFLER P/N 0450400-26, REVEALED THE AFT END PLATE P/N 0450338-18, WAS NOT IN…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Power plant · control arm · fracturedJul 1, 1995

    INSPECTION FOUND CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL ARM FRACTURES.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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