# N5396M: 1980 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: 15284579
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2004
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A6D512
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Allen C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ALLEN%20C)
- Location: [New Berlin, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/New%20Berlin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7435° N, 89.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62670, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5396M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5396M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5396M-2014-10-27

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 ATL80FKW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW23), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5396M), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage

## 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 19860411031979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860411031979I), Apr 11, 1986: Cessna 152 (N5396M), Murfreesboro, TN, Minor damage. Solo student bounced on first solo landing and the nose wheel collapsed. Flaps at 20 degrees instead of normal full.
- [Accident 19800923042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923042499A), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 152 (N5396M), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of airplane touch and go landing. Veered of side of runway.

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