# N24987: 1977 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2018-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 15280496
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 20, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2012
- Last registry action: November 15, 2017
- Mode S code: A254FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Shouling & Philip Enterprise](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOULING%20%26%20PHILIP%20ENTERPRISE)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24987
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24987-2018-03-20

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 WPR18FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA035), Nov 20, 2017: Cessna 152 (N24987), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of situational awareness shortly after takeoff over a sparsely lit area in dark night conditions, which resulted in a rapid descent to ground impact.

## 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 20171119019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019439A), Nov 19, 2017: Cessna 152 (N24987), Tehachapi, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Based on surveillance footage, the aircraft initiated a right downwind departure after takeoff. After leveling off, footage shows the aircraft in a gradual…

## Other aircraft with N24987

- [Cancelled 1948-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24987-1948-07-06): Piper J3F-50, S/N 3585, built 1939. Owner: [Smith Charles E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHARLES%20E), [Hillsdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Hillsdale)

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