# N5343M: 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: September 6, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5343M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5343M

## Aircraft that carried N5343M

- [Cancelled 2001-09-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343M-2001-09-06): Cessna 152, S/N 15284547. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Phillips Wesley D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20WESLEY%20D), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N5343M (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 LAX98LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA187), Jun 7, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Descanso, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the certified flight instructor's disregard of the weather briefings and forecasted en route weather conditions, and, his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance in mountainous terrain.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5343M (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 19980607012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012519A), Jun 7, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Descanso, CA, Destroyed. VFR not advised CFI wnet anyway. Stalled in steep turnback encountering. Weathr as given. 152 burned on impact. (-23) on June 7, 1998, jean-jacques r. bellier,…
- [Incident 19850123002959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123002959I), Jan 23, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Pilot could not locate airport for refueling. Elected to fly to next stop. Ran out of fuel, landed in field.

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