# N45981: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2012-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 15282971
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 5, 2001
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A59715
- Owner when cancelled: [Youth Eagles Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUTH%20EAGLES%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Palmetto Bay, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palmetto%20Bay)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6075° N, 80.3433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33157, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45981-2012-10-24

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 NYC89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA128), May 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N45981), Burlington, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 19890501010589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890501010589A), May 1, 1989: Cessna 152 (N45981), Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. Applied power on touch and go,lost directional control. Over-compensated,left runway,aborted takeoff and nosed over.

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