# N48943: 1979 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 15283391
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1990
- Last registry action: August 1, 2013
- Mode S code: A60D08
- Location: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4447° N, 104.6794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80631, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48943
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48943
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48943-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 DEN05LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA023), Nov 14, 2004: Cessna 152 (N48943), Lyons, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his intentional VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
- [NTSB ANC89LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA015), Nov 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48943), Nenana, AK, substantial damage

## 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 20041114028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114028889A), Nov 14, 2004: Cessna 152 (N48943), Lyons, CO, Destroyed. (-23) Ross sutcliffe (a CFI) was conducting a demonstration flight to a [privacy data omitted] this flight was conducted in weather that was less than VFR. Mr.…
- [Accident 19881108051509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108051509A), Nov 8, 1988: Cessna 152 (N48943), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment on flare. Hit runway lights and a snow berm. Nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N48943

- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48943-1970-06-30): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 236. Owner: [William L Heath](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20L%20HEATH), [Selkirk, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Selkirk)

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