# N6480M: 1980 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- 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: 15284748
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1989
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: A88557
- Owner when cancelled: [Ams Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMS%20INC)
- Location: [Crete, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Crete)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6207° N, 96.9502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68333, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6480M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6480M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480M-2013-04-30

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

## 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 CHI92LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA262), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6480M), Crete, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF AND FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION. LACK OF EXPEREINCE IN SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19920902035049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920902035049A), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna 152 (N6480M), Crete, NE, Substantial damage. Rotated nose high and too early on practice soft field takeoff. Left wing stalled. Impacted left of runway.

## Other aircraft with N6480M

- [Cancelled 1971-10-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480M-1971-10-26): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-4480, built 1948. Owner: [Daul Donald C And Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAUL%20DONALD%20C%20AND%20ROBERT%20W), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

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