# N271RJ: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2015
- 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: 15282221
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1999
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A2ABB3
- Owner when cancelled: [Rainbow Air Academy Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINBOW%20AIR%20ACADEMY%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8089° N, 118.1785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90806, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=271RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271RJ-2015-04-24

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 LAX08LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA299), Sep 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N271RJ), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20080922850109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080922850109A), Sep 22, 2008: Cessna 152 (N271RJ), Carlsbad, CA, Destroyed. (-23) [privacy data omitted] landed the airplane at kcrq runway 26, and taxied back to thr run-up area. He performed a run-up, however the left and right…
- [Accident 20070209002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070209002159A), Feb 9, 2007: Cessna 152 (N271RJ), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 2/9/2007 during a landing at Long Beach airport on runway 25L the pilot lost control of the aircraft on initial contact with the runway, which…

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