# N4870B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 18, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4870B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4870B

## Aircraft that carried N4870B

- [Cancelled 2000-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870B-2000-01-18): Cessna 152, S/N 15283685. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Whitmire Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMIRE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Sherman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sherman)

## NTSB investigations on N4870B (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA271), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
- [NTSB FTW93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA062), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
- [NTSB FTW89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA082), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHERE SHE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO START TO PORPOISE, AND THEN DID NOT CORRECT IT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4870B (4)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970716019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716019009A), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed, flipped over and came to rest on runway. (-23) on July 16, 1997, at 1745 central…
- [Accident 19930105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000149A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Private license pending. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway struck a culvert and nose over.
- [Incident 19911007061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911007061349I), Oct 7, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Fort Worth, TX. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Pump discharge tube assembly came loose from carburetor.
- [Accident 19890415008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008059A), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing and collapsed the nose gear.

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