# N49278: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1992-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15281219
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1982
- Last registry action: March 3, 1992
- Mode S code: A61AF4
- Owner when cancelled: [Suiter Bruce R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUITER%20BRUCE%20R)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49278-1992-03-19

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA92FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA045), Dec 13, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49278), Naples, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INCAPACITATION DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 19911213056259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213056259A), Dec 13, 1991: Cessna 152 (N49278), Naples, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On apparent downwind leg for landing nosed over into vertical dive and crashed into trees.

## Other aircraft with N49278

- [Cancelled 1949-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49278-1949-08-23): North American AT-6A, S/N 78-6189. Exported to Pakistan. Owner: [Brunton Fredrick K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUNTON%20FREDRICK%20K), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)

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