# N48860: 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: May 6, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48860

## Aircraft that carried N48860

- [Cancelled 2015-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48860-2015-05-06): Cessna 152, S/N 15281008, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Midfield Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDFIELD%20AVIATION), [Apple Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Apple%20Valley)
- [Cancelled 1949-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48860-1949-02-02): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-5292. Owner: [Par Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAR%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Elko, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Elko)

## NTSB investigations on N48860 (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 LAX93FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA144), Mar 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48860), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE NEAR THE GROUND. THE INTENTIONAL BUZZING, OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION WERE FACTORS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48860 (2)

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 19930307004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004569A), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48860), Apple Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported buzzing apartment and steep abrupt turns. Impacted ground and flipped over. History of reckles operation.
- [Incident 19780824048679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048679I), Aug 24, 1978: Cessna 152 (N48860), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Instructor took over after balloon touching down on right main. Were not aware wingtip struck ground.

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