# N49048: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1996-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15283407
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1984
- Last registry action: April 15, 1996
- Mode S code: A6131D
- Owner when cancelled: [Tompkins Daniel B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOMPKINS%20DANIEL%20B)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7377° N, 118.3874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93536, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49048
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49048-1996-05-20

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 LAX96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA129), Mar 8, 1996: Cessna 152 (N49048), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control and proper runway alignment during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: failure of the student to follow the wind…

## 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 19960308003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960308003759A), Mar 8, 1996: Cessna 152 (N49048), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Weathervaned into severe crosswind gust landing. Veered off runway into parked truck. Too much wind pilot and type.
- [Incident 19900130004339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900130004339I), Jan 30, 1990: Cessna 152 (N49048), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft mired down in a soft field on a pratice soft field landing. Aircraft could not accelerate for takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N49048

- [Cancelled 1971-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49048-1971-01-19): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1987. Owner: [Goodrich D W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODRICH%20D%20W), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

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