# N6285M: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2009-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 15284653
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2008
- Last registry action: July 8, 2008
- Mode S code: A83708
- 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/N6285M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6285M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6285M-2009-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 WPR09LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA196), Apr 15, 2009: Cessna 152 (N6285M), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of both magnetos resulting from an improper maintenance repair by maintenance personnel.

## 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 20090415004629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090415004629A), Apr 15, 2009: Cessna 152 (N6285M), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute to geu the aircraft experienced a complete loss of engine power. The instructor on board was unable to restart the engine and made an…
- [Accident 19980329004312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980329004312A), Mar 29, 1998: Cessna 152 (N6285M), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. While holding on taxiway was struck by N101DT that was told to expedite crossing runway to taxi to ramp. (-23) Cessna 152, N6285M was holding short, south of…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.