# N24894: 1977 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- 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: 15280437
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1990
- Last registry action: May 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A25167
- Owners when cancelled: [Tafta James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAFTA%20JAMES%20C), [Davidow Alexander F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIDOW%20ALEXANDER%20F)
- Location: [Slocum, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Slocum)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5307° N, 71.5162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slocum, RI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24894
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24894
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24894-2012-09-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 NYC90LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA203), Aug 28, 1990: Cessna 152 (N24894), Provincetown, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. PROBABLE FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES,…

## 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 19900828037029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828037029A), Aug 28, 1990: Cessna 152 (N24894), Provincetown, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Unlicensed pilot with observer for fish spotting stalled in a steep turn and spun into bay.

## Other aircraft with N24894

- [Cancelled 1940-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24894-1940-10-01): Piper J4B, S/N 4-758. Owner: [Des Moines Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DES%20MOINES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Des Moines, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Des%20Moines)

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