# N6386L: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2009-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2009
- Exported to: Sri Lanka
- 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: 15284391
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 22, 2004
- Last registry action: October 9, 2008
- Mode S code: A85EA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Caplins Jeff](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPLINS%20JEFF)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5493° N, 77.4606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23220, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6386L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6386L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6386L-2009-09-11

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 FTW95LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA048), Nov 16, 1994: Cessna 152 (N6386L), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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.

- [Incident 19860721057279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860721057279I), Jul 21, 1986: Cessna 152 (N6386L), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Slow to accelerate on takeoff, aircraft touched down again just past end of the runway. No other details.
- [Incident 19850608032579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608032579I), Jun 8, 1985: Cessna 152 (N6386L), Calhan, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Departed runway into a ditch. Pilot believed whirling dust devil was a factor.

## Other aircraft with N6386L

- [Cancelled 1974-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6386L-1974-04-26): American AA-1A, S/N AA1A-0386. Owner: [Thiessen Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIESSEN%20FRANK), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

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