Single-engine piston

N18531

1972 Cessna 150L

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
15073920
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School (Corporation)
Based
Mojave, CA
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1972 Cessna 150L
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Registration record

N18531 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna 150L
Serial
15073920
Engines
Continental O-200A
Registered owner
National Test Pilot School
Mojave, CA
Certificate issued
2023-05-25
Airworthiness date
2025-09-29
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A1561A
Mode S (octal)
50253032
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
303 nm
Cruise (type)
102 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2023-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N18531 to the current registrant.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
  • 1939-04-04
    N18531 previously assigned to a Porterfield CP-40 (s/n 511); cancelled.
Overview

About N18531

N18531 is a 1972 Cessna 150L, serial number 15073920. The FAA register lists National Test Pilot School as the registrant in Mojave, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200A engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 102 knots and a range of about 303 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated September 29, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N18531.

Cruise
102 kt
Range
303 nm
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 150L type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N18531.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.