# N5157B: 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: October 27, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5157B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5157B

## Aircraft that carried N5157B

- [Cancelled 2014-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157B-2014-10-27): Cessna 152, S/N 15283781, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nichols Esau](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20ESAU), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- [Cancelled 1970-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157B-1970-12-17): Bell 47J, S/N 1723. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co Div Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO%20DIV%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N5157B (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 LAX84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA319), May 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5157B), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5157B (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 19840528018851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528018851A), May 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5157B), Half Moon Bay, CA, Destroyed. Struck a landing Mooney, N7920Y, from above while both on final. Had made a close in steep, nose down approach.

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