# N65273: 1981 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 15285285
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1981
- Last registry action: February 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A89791
- Location: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9597° N, 94.0679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64011, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65273
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65273-2013-08-20

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 (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 LAX97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA309), Aug 31, 1997: Cessna 152 (N65273), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and to arrest porpoising after an improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident were the misjudging of distance…
- [NTSB LAX85LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA120), Jan 22, 1985: Cessna 152 (N65273), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

## 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 19970831024859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831024859A), Aug 31, 1997: Cessna 152 (N65273), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Student landed downwind. Veered off runway, nosed over onto a distance marker.
- [Accident 19850122003559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122003559A), Jan 22, 1985: Cessna 152 (N65273), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Solo student porpoised on landing until nose gear collapsed. Student did not have medical or student certificate.

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