# N4789P: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2015
- Exported to: Sri Lanka
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 15284817
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 11, 2000
- Last registry action: November 18, 2014
- Mode S code: A5E273
- Owner when cancelled: [Laguna Verde Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAGUNA%20VERDE%20LEASING)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789P-2015-12-05

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 DFW08CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA162), May 29, 2008: Cessna CE-152 (N4789P), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was a porpoise induced oscillation.

## 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 20080529839019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080529839019A), May 29, 2008: Cessna 152 (N4789P), Castroville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 29, 2008, a student pilot doing takeoffs and landings, supervised by a CFI (see second pilot info) on the ground with a hand-held radio, porpoised…

## Other aircraft with N4789P

- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789P-1965-05-20): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-346. Owner: [Arthur V Turner & John H Rothrock](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20V%20TURNER%20%26%20JOHN%20H%20ROTHROCK), [Prospectville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Prospectville)

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