# N6449M: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2018-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 15284733
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 1, 2014
- Last registry action: June 18, 2014
- Mode S code: A877B6
- Owner when cancelled: [Tumbleweed Leasing Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUMBLEWEED%20LEASING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8659° N, 112.0391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84116, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6449M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6449M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449M-2018-03-27

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX6302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6302), Oct 17, 1995: PUSHROD. LOOSE. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, A VALVE GUIDE CLEARANCE CHECK WAS DONE. THE NR 1 CYLINDER INTAKE PUSHROD WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE STEM LOOSE. IT COULD EASILY BE REMOVED
- [SDR 95ZZZX1463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1463), Feb 21, 1995: FLOAT. FILLED. NOTED FUEL DRIPPING FROM COWL. UNCOWLED AND FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM CARBURETOR ENGINE RAN ROUGH AT LOW SPEEDS. PULLED CARBURETOR AND FOUND FLOAT FULL OF FUEL. R

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR16FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA002), Oct 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.
- [NTSB MKC90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA022), Nov 7, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Toledo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTATED AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT THE WRONG AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF…

## 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 20151005016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005016099A), Oct 5, 2015: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. During a local 14 CFR part 91 flight the pilot (a pilot school lead flight instructor) was giving proficiency training to a newly hired pilot school flight…
- [Accident 19891106044339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106044339A), Nov 6, 1989: Cessna 152 (N6449M), Toledo, IA, Substantial damage. Off course at night,tried to land at unlighted airport and struck powerline on final.

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