# N4728A: Cessna A152, registration cancelled 1991-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A1520883
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 15, 1987
- Last registry action: January 4, 1991
- Mode S code: A5CBF9
- Owner when cancelled: [Bob Jones University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOB%20JONES%20UNIVERSITY)
- Location: [Greenville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8737° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29614, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4728A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4728A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4728A-1991-01-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 A152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152.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 BFO90LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA072), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna A152 (N4728A), Hyden, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

## 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 19900805042979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805042979A), Aug 5, 1990: Cessna A152 (N4728A), Hyden, KY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Thunderstorms en route. During ATC vectors flew into heavy rain. Found two weeks later in heavily wooded area.

## Other aircraft with N4728A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4728A): Textron T206H, S/N T20609707, built 2022

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