# N5538P: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1993-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1993
- Exported to: Turkey
- 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: 15284971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 27, 1992
- Last registry action: October 28, 1992
- Mode S code: A70E0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AERO%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9085° N, 121.3953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95206, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5538P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538P-1993-02-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI90LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA182), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5538P), Lansing, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING ROLL.

## 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 19900719030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719030039A), Jul 19, 1990: Cessna 152 (N5538P), Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Tried to beat approaching thunderstorm to field. Lost visibility on rollout in heavy rain and ran off the runway.

## Other aircraft with N5538P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5538P): Thrush S2R-H80, S/N H80-197, built 2017
- [Cancelled 1962-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5538P-1962-08-14): Piper PA-24-250, S/N 24-602. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Whitaker J Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITAKER%20J%20JERRY), [Penn Yan, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Penn%20Yan)

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