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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7872Z

N7872Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150 built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 150 cancelled May 9, 2013

Serial number
15059972
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1963
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 7, 1985
Last FAA action
October 16, 2007
Last owner
Smith Harold G (Individual)
Shreveport, LA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N7872Z

FTW89LA153Accident on August 26, 1989 at Jonesboro, LA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150C · serial 15059972

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE, IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TREE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site