# N49998: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2003-01-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 2, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 15281434
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2002
- Last registry action: March 12, 2002
- Mode S code: A6353B
- Owner when cancelled: [Steven Thomas Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVEN%20THOMAS%20INC)
- Location: [Lincoln, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Lincoln)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8618° N, 96.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68521, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49998
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49998-2003-01-02

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 FTW02FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA233), Aug 12, 2002: Cessna 152 (N49998), Ithaca, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight of the airplane into terrain in an act of suicide.

## 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 20020812027599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020812027599A), Aug 12, 2002: Cessna 152 (N49998), Ithica, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed lnk at approximately 0720 in the morning. Pilot rented the aircraft from silverhawk aviation for a routine flight. The aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N49998

- [Cancelled 1948-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49998-1948-11-09): Boeing PT-17, S/N 75-2085. Owner: [Barker John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARKER%20JOHN%20N), [East Point, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/East%20Point)

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