# N4870B: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2000-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15283685
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A604F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitmire Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITMIRE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Sherman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sherman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6593° N, 96.7035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75092, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4870B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4870B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4870B-2000-01-18

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 (3)

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 FTW97LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA271), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
- [NTSB FTW93LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA062), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
- [NTSB FTW89LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA082), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING BY THE STUDENT PILOT, WHERE SHE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO START TO PORPOISE, AND THEN DID NOT CORRECT IT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19970716019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716019009A), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed, flipped over and came to rest on runway. (-23) on July 16, 1997, at 1745 central…
- [Accident 19930105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930105000149A), Jan 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Private license pending. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway struck a culvert and nose over.
- [Incident 19911007061349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911007061349I), Oct 7, 1991: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Fort Worth, TX. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Pump discharge tube assembly came loose from carburetor.
- [Accident 19890415008059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890415008059A), Apr 15, 1989: Cessna 152 (N4870B), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing and collapsed the nose gear.

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