# N5478L: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1991-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 1991
- 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: 15284320
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1986
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A6F568
- Owner when cancelled: [Easton William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTON%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3430° N, 119.0650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5478L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5478L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478L-1991-03-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX88FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA047), Nov 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5478L), Bakersfield, 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 19871116083209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871116083209A), Nov 16, 1987: Cessna 152 (N5478L), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed flying low pull up sharply to miss wires stall and crash. Had recently received private pilot certificate.

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