# N46656: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2005-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15283086
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1996
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A5B30B
- Owner when cancelled: [Middle Tennessee State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDDLE%20TENNESSEE%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Murfreesboro, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Murfreesboro)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8817° N, 86.3187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37130, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46656
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46656
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46656-2005-05-03

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 ATL02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA176), Sep 24, 2002: Cessna 152 (N46656), Spring City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to follow standard training procedures that resulted in the loss of engine power during a simulated loss of engine power.

## 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 20020924028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924028439A), Sep 24, 2002: Cessna 152 (N46656), Springcity, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Flight instructor and private pilot working on commercial certificate on a cross-country flight from knoxville (tys) to murfreesboro (mbt), TN initiated…

## Other aircraft with N46656

- [Cancelled 1975-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46656-1975-01-06): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257414, built 1968. Owner: [Danielson Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANIELSON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Danielson, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Danielson)

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