# N5538M: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2000-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15284609
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2000
- Last registry action: May 5, 2000
- Mode S code: A70E0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538M-2000-08-25

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 LAX00FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA209), May 31, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot/flight instructor to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent the aircraft stalling and spinning. Factors in the accident were terrain induced windshear and sudden wind shift…

## 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 20000531011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531011249A), May 31, 2000: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)[privacy data omitted]an instructor for the flight school at Palm Springs, located at Palm Springs airport, Palm Springs, CA, was returning from thermal…
- [Incident 19991011029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029539I), Oct 11, 1999: Cessna 152 (N5538M), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was on solo flight. During landing phase nose landing gear sheared off top portion of fork arms, caused minor skin damage (tear) on left…

## Other aircraft with N5538M

- [Cancelled 2018-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538M-2018-10-16): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-224DC. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)

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