# N48253: 1979 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2012-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 2012
- 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: 15283312
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1980
- Last registry action: February 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A5F32A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sandene Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDENE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5464° N, 101.8565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79412, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48253-2012-12-13

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 FTW82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA005), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48253), Jayton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19811010066419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010066419A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 152 (N48253), Jayton, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot not soloed for night flights. Lost control of aircraft on unauthorized flight. Low clouds in area.
- [Incident 19800716061339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716061339I), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna 152 (N48253), Lubbock, TX. Veered off side of runway during crosswind landing.

## Other aircraft with N48253

- [Cancelled 1949-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48253-1949-10-31): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3399. Owner: [Brummet Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUMMET%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Jefferson City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Jefferson%20City)

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