Single-engine piston

N5972E

1959 Cessna 150

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
17472
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC (LLC)
Based
Palmer, AK
1959 Cessna 150
Representative photo of a Cessna 150. Not a photo of N5972E.
Registration record

N5972E on the FAA register

Type
1959 Cessna 150
Serial
17472
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2021-06-02
Airworthiness date
1959-06-17
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7BA0B
Mode S (octal)
51735013
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
318 nm
Cruise (type)
104 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$36,102 to $77,875
Middle half of 5 live Cessna 150 listings, 1959–1968 models (median $40,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N5972E.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N5972E.
  • 1966-05-17
    Accident at Chehalis Wash, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N5972E

N5972E is a 1959 Cessna 150, serial number 17472. The FAA register lists Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC as the registrant in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 104 knots and a range of about 318 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 17, 1959.

N5972E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
104 kt
Range
318 nm
Power / thrust (each)
100
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,205 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,055 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-05-17 Accident · Chehalis Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2907
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150

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.