# N48969: 1977 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2017-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2017
- 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: 15281081
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 9, 1984
- Last registry action: November 4, 2005
- Mode S code: A60D54
- Owner when cancelled: [Buckner Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCKNER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48969
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48969-2017-02-17

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 CHI02LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA271), Sep 5, 2002: Cessna 152 (N48969), Brooklyn Park, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A factor to the accident was the power transmission line and the trees.

## 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 20020905024879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020905024879A), Sep 5, 2002: Cessna 152 (N48969), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was returning ot Crystal, MN after a cross country flight. Crystal (mic) to cloquet (coq) to rush city (ros). Pilot did stop at rush city to…

## Other aircraft with N48969

- [Cancelled 1945-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48969-1945-09-14): Aeronca L-3B, S/N C-3572TA. Owner: [Norsigian Bros](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORSIGIAN%20BROS), [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)

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