# N45986: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2011-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 15282974
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1978
- Last registry action: July 6, 2006
- Mode S code: A5971A
- Owner when cancelled: [Gene Simpson Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENE%20SIMPSON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Onawa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Onawa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0325° N, 96.0687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51040, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45986
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45986-2011-07-15

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 MKC86LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA185), Sep 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N45986), Onawa, IA, substantial damage

## 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 19860903044839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903044839A), Sep 3, 1986: Cessna 152 (N45986), Onawa, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing and ended up in a ditch off the side of the runway. Student pilot.

## Other aircraft with N45986

- [Cancelled 1971-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45986-1971-01-21): Luscombe 8A, S/N 2513. Owner: [Edmund D Mcginnis Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDMUND%20D%20MCGINNIS%20JR), [Hazelton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Hazelton)

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