# N5527M: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2006-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15284603
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1994
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A70A32
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Payne, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Fort%20Payne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3938° N, 85.6980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35967, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5527M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5527M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5527M-2006-04-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 ATL05CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA097), Jun 16, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The intentional unauthorized use of a stolen aircraft by an unqualified person which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA089), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INAEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY BOTH PILOTS. FACTORS WERE THE RADIO RECEPTION DIFFICULTIES OF THE 152 PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO MAKE POSITION REPORTS WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A LANDING, AND THE FAILURE OF…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050615015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050615015429A), Jun 15, 2005: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) The uncertificated pilot landed on runway 04. The aircraft bounced and on the second touch down the aircraft jerked to the left heading towards a fence.…
- [Accident 19950425008651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008651A), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Fort Payne, AL, Substantial damage. Close in downwind collided with 182 N20841 that was on long NDB final. Failed to hear 182 position report.
- [Incident 19880102004039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102004039I), Jan 2, 1988: Cessna 152 (N5527M), Collegedale, TN, Minor damage. Making touch and go landings. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Ran into a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N5527M

- [Cancelled 2014-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5527M-2014-09-05): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S11475. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Southwind Global Aviation Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWIND%20GLOBAL%20AVIATION%20INC%20DBA), [Moundridge, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Moundridge)

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