# N49770: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2000-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2000
- 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: 15283509
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1997
- Last registry action: August 22, 1997
- Mode S code: A62D7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Starcraft Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARCRAFT%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Costa Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Costa%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6796° N, 117.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92626, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49770
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49770
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49770-2000-01-06

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 LAX98FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA312), Oct 1, 1998: Cessna 152 (N49770), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance. Contributing to the accident were the hilly and mountainous terrain and glare from the setting sun.

## 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 19980930027429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980930027429A), Sep 30, 1998: Cessna 152 (N49770), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal injuries. (-23) on September 30, 1998, at 1700 PDT, pilot and sole occupant, daniel c. welker,…

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