# N159BC: 1977 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2021-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15280737
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1977
- Certificate issued: July 12, 2018
- Last registry action: July 12, 2018
- Mode S code: A0EBBA
- Owner when cancelled: [Betancourt Vargas Julia I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETANCOURT%20VARGAS%20JULIA%20I)
- Location: [Springfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Springfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2105° N, 93.3517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65802, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159BC-2021-10-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA105), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N159BC), Auburn, WA, no damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY AN OTHER PERSON. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES WERE INADEQUATE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19940420009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420009379A), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N159BC), Auburn, WA. Engine idled. Person came up to deliver letter. Then told to walk to end of wing but walked around strut into prop.

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