# N4628Q: 1981 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- 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: 15285043
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1981
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1988
- Last registry action: November 29, 1994
- Mode S code: A5A488
- Owner when cancelled: [North American Inst Of Avn Of Sc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20AMERICAN%20INST%20OF%20AVN%20OF%20SC)
- Location: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2502° N, 106.9492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88004, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4628Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4628Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4628Q-2013-08-06

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 FTW92LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA039), Dec 8, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4628Q), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF THE AIRPLANE'S PERFORMANCE WHICH LED TO A SITUATION WHERE IT COULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE THE RISING TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WHICH EXISTED IN THE MOUNTAINS…

## 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 19911208055049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208055049A), Dec 8, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4628Q), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Began climb too late to clear mountain. Turned into blind canyon and struck rising terrain.

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