# N48860: 1977 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- 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: 15281008
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1977
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1992
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A60994
- Owner when cancelled: [Midfield Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDFIELD%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Apple Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Apple%20Valley)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5712° N, 117.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92307, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48860
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48860-2015-05-06

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 LAX93FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA144), Mar 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48860), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE NEAR THE GROUND. THE INTENTIONAL BUZZING, OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION WERE FACTORS.

## 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 19930307004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307004569A), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 152 (N48860), Apple Valley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported buzzing apartment and steep abrupt turns. Impacted ground and flipped over. History of reckles operation.
- [Incident 19780824048679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824048679I), Aug 24, 1978: Cessna 152 (N48860), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Instructor took over after balloon touching down on right main. Were not aware wingtip struck ground.

## Other aircraft with N48860

- [Cancelled 1949-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48860-1949-02-02): Aeronca 0-58B, S/N 058B-5292. Owner: [Par Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAR%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Elko, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Elko)

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