AMC / Argentine Cessna A-150L Model Reference
The Argentine A-150L is a standard local identity and must not be mistaken for the U.S. A150L Aerobat. The hyphen and local designation are part of the identity relationship. The source keeps Argentine serials separate from Cessna-assigned identifiers, with ANAC evidence connecting them only at its stated precision.
An Argentine standard model with a misleadingly familiar name
In the documented 1972-1973 Argentine context, A-150L identifies the standard local aircraft. It is a peer of the Argentine Aerobat A-A150L, not a predecessor or successor in a U.S. letter sequence. The similarity to U.S. A150L is precisely why the punctuation matters: the U.S. name identifies an Aerobat, while this local designation belongs to the standard branch.
The historical interest is the relationship between local production or assembly records and Cessna-assigned identifiers. Some source entries provide exact pairs; others stop at endpoints or add specific assembly context. The international history places that evidence within the family story. The profile can explain the relationship without inventing an Argentine-only airframe redesign, a complete serial conversion or operating limits borrowed from a similarly named U.S. aircraft.
| Model Years | 1972-1973 |
|---|---|
| Certification Category | Utility (service data context) |
| Certified Serial Eligibility | A-1501001-A-1501039 |
| Type-design engine context | Continental O-200-A |
Generation and Certification
The cross-reference provides some exact pairs and some endpoint-only blocks. An exact pair can connect differently identified records; a block cannot justify inventing every intermediate match. This page retains those distinctions and does not transfer a U.S. Aerobat handbook or certified-limit group to the Argentine standard model.
Argentine A-150L is the standard local identity for 1972-1973, distinct from the U.S. A150L Aerobat. The ordinary local eligibility is A-1501001-A-1501039. Removing the hyphen would make a search look simpler while potentially changing its meaning. The production/assembly context and Cessna-assigned identifiers are therefore retained separately. This page is principally an identity and records bridge, not a claim that Argentine production establishes a new set of U.S. acrobatic limitations.
A-150L is recorded as Standard in the Utility (service data context) category, with model years 1972-1973 and approval context Not directly listed in FAA TCDS 3A19. The manufacturer entry is Área Material Córdoba (commonly associated with DINFIA/FMA in historical references); the manufacture/assembly location is Córdoba, Argentina. Its approval date is Consult the applicable aircraft approval, a model approval event rather than an individual aircraft's manufacture date.
| Model | TC | Category | Initial Model Approval Date | Core Cert Basis | Certification / Identity Note | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-150L | Argentine local approval context | Utility / service-data context | Consult the applicable aircraft approval | Base U.S. design lineage; exact Argentine certification basis requires the applicable aircraft approval | Confirm the applicable Argentine type-certificate number and certification basis from the aircraft’s approval records. | - |
Serial Numbers and Production
For A-150L, the ordinary source assignments are 1972: A-1501001 through A-1501018; 1973: A-1501019 through A-1501039. The serial guide retains source conflicts and exceptional identities alongside these intervals.
| Model Year | Official Model | Serial Start | Serial End | Excluded / Override Serials | Notes | Primary Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | A-150L | A-1501001 | A-1501018 | - | ANAC cross-reference confirms AMC/DINFIA serial family and Cessna-assigned serial relationships. | [1] |
| 1973 | A-150L | A-1501019 | A-1501039 | - | ANAC cross-reference confirms AMC/DINFIA serial family and Cessna-assigned serial relationships. | [1] |
| AMC / DINFIA Serial | Cessna-Assigned Serial | Mapping Precision | Assembly Note / Context | Mapping notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1501001 | 15073428 | Exact | ANAC: aircraft assembled in Cessna USA. | Exact pair printed by ANAC. | [1] |
| A-1501002 | 15073463 | Exact | ANAC: aircraft assembled in Cessna USA. | Exact pair printed by ANAC. | [1] |
| A-1501003 | 15073464 | Exact | ANAC: aircraft assembled in Cessna USA. | Exact pair printed by ANAC. | [1] |
| A-1501004 through A-1501018 | 15073465 through ANAC-printed ending value | Block endpoints only | - | Do not interpolate exact intermediate pairings. | [1] |
| A-1501019 through A-1501039 | 15074067 through 15074840 | Block endpoints only | - | Do not interpolate exact intermediate pairings. | [1] |
Engine, Propeller and Equipment Changes
The engine groups provide positive factory O-200 context for the stated Argentine serial groups. The ANAC cross-references then connect local identifiers to Cessna identifiers at the precision actually supplied: an exact pair is different from a block whose endpoints are known. Interpolating every aircraft in a block would create unsupported identities. Neither mapping precision establishes a present engine, propeller or STC. These are useful distinctions when maintenance records, a plate and a sales listing use different identifiers for the same aircraft.
The A-150L factory installation groups specify 1972: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM; 1973: O-200-A, 100 hp at 2750 RPM. An exact A-150L propeller approval is not established by the application evidence presented here.
| Origin | Model Year | Aircraft Model | Factory Engine | Installed hp | RPM Limit | First Serial in Group | Last Serial in Group | Applicability Basis | Aircraft Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1972 | A-150L | O-200-A | 100 | 2750 | A-1501001 | A-1501018 | Factory / type-design | [1] |
| Argentina | 1973 | A-150L | O-200-A | 100 | 2750 | A-1501019 | A-1501039 | Factory / type-design | [1] |
Manuals, Maintenance and Research
The Argentine parts-catalog and ANAC references explain why the local and Cessna numbers should both remain in a records search. They do not make a U.S. A150L Aerobat manual applicable to the local standard aircraft. Exact-model propeller, CG and operating-performance relationships remain unestablished in this reference. Obtain the controlling aircraft documents instead of copying values from the visually similar standard U.S. 150L. For related research, compare A-A150L for the Argentine Aerobat distinction and the model directory for the wider production history.