# N48740: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 23, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48740
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48740

## Aircraft that carried N48740

- [Cancelled 1982-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48740-1982-08-23): Cessna 152, S/N 15280947, built 1977. Owner: [Curnow Alan E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURNOW%20ALAN%20E), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1951-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48740-1951-01-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-1439. Owner: [Lustre Vernon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUSTRE%20VERNON), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)

## NTSB investigations on N48740 (1)

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 LAX79FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA070), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48740), San Marcos, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48740 (1)

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 19790826041579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826041579A), Aug 26, 1979: Cessna 152 (N48740), San Marcos, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Non-ifr rated pilot tried to land in fog conditions. Hit power lines.

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