# N69169: 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 2, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69169

## Aircraft that carried N69169

- [Cancelled 2026-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69169-2026-05-02): Roger Austin Phillip Belleau RV-8, S/N 84167. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 2017-12-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69169-2017-12-07): Cessna 152, S/N 15282523, built 1978. Sale reported. Owner: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)

## NTSB investigations on N69169 (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 NYC90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA006), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS DURING A GO AROUND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N69169 (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 19891007039419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039419A), Oct 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, Substantial damage. Drifted in crosswind on final began go around. Dumped flaps nose high stalled and struck approach end of runway.
- [Incident 19800626058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800626058809I), Jun 26, 1980: Cessna 152 (N69169), Sterling, MA, Minor damage. Pilot stated crosswind caused him to drift to the left. Lost directional control.

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