# N45940: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1989-06-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 20, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15282951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A59688
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45940
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45940-1989-06-20

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 FTW89LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA071), Mar 27, 1989: Cessna 152 (N45940), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CFI, WHO AUTHORIZED…

## 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 19890326004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326004559A), Mar 26, 1989: Cessna 152 (N45940), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced landing, lost control, left the runway, struck culvert and trees.

## Other aircraft with N45940

- [Cancelled 1964-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45940-1964-09-19): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2467. Owner: [H Burton Shepard Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20BURTON%20SHEPARD%20JR), [Champaign, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Champaign)

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