# N631TK: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2023-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2023
- 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: 15284669
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 30, 2013
- Last registry action: August 25, 2023
- Mode S code: A84326
- Owner when cancelled: [R & R Aero Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20%26%20R%20AERO%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8281° N, 93.4623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55347, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N631TK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=631TK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N631TK-2023-10-20

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 GAA16CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA437), Aug 17, 2016: Cessna 152 (N631TK), Belle Plaine, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper pitch technique after rotation during a short field take off, which resulted in the right wing impacting the ground and a nose gear collapse.

## 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 20160817016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160817016629A), Aug 17, 2016: Cessna 152 (N631TK), Belle Plaine, MN, Substantial damage. A flight instructor was providing soft field takeoff training to a student pilot on turf runway. On the takeoff roll the aircraft began to bounce and became…

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