# N50SX: 1981 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2008-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 2008
- Exported to: Argentina
- 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: 15285147
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1981
- Last registry action: April 10, 2008
- Mode S code: A6393D
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Wings Aircraft Sales Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20WINGS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20LTD)
- Location: [Bethany, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bethany)
- Physical address: [Old Saybrook, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Old%20Saybrook)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5109° N, 97.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50SX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50SX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50SX-2008-06-02

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 FTW01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA167), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna 152 (N50SX), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20010721020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721020599A), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna 152 (N50SX), Springdale, AR, No damage. (-23) On July 21, 2001, at 1230 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 single-engine airplane, N50SX, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch during a…

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