# N46912: 1979 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2000-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2000
- 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: 15283142
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1979
- Last registry action: September 16, 2003
- Mode S code: A5BDA0
- 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: 35.9298° N, 86.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37129, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46912
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46912
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46912-2000-08-25

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 MIA00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA127), Apr 4, 2000: Cessna 152 (N46912), Murfreesboro, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons resulting in an attempted emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and collision with a tree and transmission wires.

## 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 20000404010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000404010179A), Apr 4, 2000: Cessna 152 (N46912), Murfreesboro, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft lost power on climb out, just missing power lines at the end of airport property. Pilot tried to circle to land and clipped two trees, then…

## Other aircraft with N46912

- [Cancelled 1977-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46912-1977-05-09): Sikorsky UH-19D, S/N 55-5240. Owner: [Chicago Civil Defense Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20CIVIL%20DEFENSE%20CORPORATION), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- [Cancelled 1948-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46912-1948-10-22): Taylorcraft L-2M, S/N L-6281. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [Joseph R Horton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOSEPH%20R%20HORTON), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables)

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