# N5157B: 1979 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 15283781
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1979
- Last registry action: November 2, 1985
- Mode S code: A67751
- Owner when cancelled: [Nichols Esau](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20ESAU)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3717° N, 121.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95133, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5157B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5157B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157B-2014-10-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX84FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA319), May 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5157B), Half Moon Bay, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840528018851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528018851A), May 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N5157B), Half Moon Bay, CA, Destroyed. Struck a landing Mooney, N7920Y, from above while both on final. Had made a close in steep, nose down approach.

## Other aircraft with N5157B

- [Cancelled 1970-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5157B-1970-12-17): Bell 47J, S/N 1723. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Co Div Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20CO%20DIV%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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