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N51165

1968 Cessna 150J

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 15069808

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Detroit Public Schools Community District

Owner type: Government
Address: 900 Dickerson St, Detroit, MI 48215
Also named: Attn Neal Morrison
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 150J
Year built: 1968
Serial number: 15069808
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor 0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 1, 1968)
Mode S code: A6686E (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 24, 2019 · last FAA action Aug 4, 2023

Past registrations of N51165

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Aug 8, 1957 Douglas C-47 · serial 7386 Leeward Aeronautical Sales Inc · Miami, FL · exported to BRAZIL

What a Cessna 150 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 150, not this aircraft: ~Pawsitive~Candie_N, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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