N8397G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150F built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 150F cancelled May 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 15062497
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 31, 1995
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 2010
- Last owner
- Forsythe Clyde E (Individual)
Autryville, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8397G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 15OF · serial 15062497
The pilots failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced landing to a highway. This resulted in the left main landing gear colliding with a rain grate separating the left main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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