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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7981E

N7981E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150 built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 4, 2025. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

N7981E is reserved by a private party since January 4, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 150 cancelled January 4, 2025

Serial number
17781
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1959
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
April 6, 2024
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Spokane, WA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N7981E

ERA24LA019Accident on October 25, 2023 at Atlanta, GA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150 · serial 17781

The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to relinquish the flight controls as directed by the flight instructor, resulting in a loss of control and nose over.

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