# N65404: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- 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: 15281530
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1979
- Last registry action: June 24, 2003
- Mode S code: A89E0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Gay Jerry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAY%20JERRY%20L)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9924° N, 102.0810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79701, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65404
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65404-2015-05-11

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 FTW80FQG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG40), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65404), Midland, TX, destroyed

## 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 19800703041109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703041109A), Jul 3, 1980: Cessna 152 (N65404), Midland, TX, Destroyed. Non-certificated pilot crashed while trying to land on road nearby his business.

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