# N5343M: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2001-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15284547
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 7, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2001
- Mode S code: A6C216
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillips Wesley D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20WESLEY%20D)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6950° N, 117.1943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92135, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5343M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5343M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5343M-2001-09-06

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 LAX98LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA187), Jun 7, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Descanso, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the certified flight instructor's disregard of the weather briefings and forecasted en route weather conditions, and, his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance in mountainous terrain.…

## 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.

- [Accident 19980607012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607012519A), Jun 7, 1998: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Descanso, CA, Destroyed. VFR not advised CFI wnet anyway. Stalled in steep turnback encountering. Weathr as given. 152 burned on impact. (-23) on June 7, 1998, jean-jacques r. bellier,…
- [Incident 19850123002959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850123002959I), Jan 23, 1985: Cessna 152 (N5343M), Pueblo, CO, Minor damage. Pilot could not locate airport for refueling. Elected to fly to next stop. Ran out of fuel, landed in field.

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