# N49945: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2007-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2007
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15281408
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 8, 2004
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A63489
- Owners when cancelled: [Woodley Melvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODLEY%20MELVIN), [Mulas Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULAS%20JOSEPH)
- Location: [Midlothian, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Midlothian)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4326° N, 77.6551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23112, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49945
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49945
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49945-2007-11-27

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 ATL93LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA057), Feb 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N49945), Fuquay-Varina, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO JUDGE A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## 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.

- [Incident 20010530009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530009759I), May 30, 2001: Cessna 152 (N49945), Morristown, TN. (-23)VFR flight from ptb to mor. During descent from 10,500 the pilot advanced the throttle at 2,500 and the engine began to run rough. When he applied carb.…
- [Accident 19930205003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205003349A), Feb 5, 1993: Cessna 152 (N49945), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Landed short and left of runway. Collided with runway light then collapsed nose gear on raised lip of taxiway.

## Other aircraft with N49945

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49945-1955-10-24): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4816. Owner: [Wilfred E Brethorst](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILFRED%20E%20BRETHORST), [Mukwonago, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Mukwonago)

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