# N65463: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 2015
- 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: 15281566
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 7, 2015
- Last registry action: January 7, 2015
- Mode S code: A89EDC
- Owner when cancelled: [Welch Timothy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20TIMOTHY%20R)
- Location: [Scott, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Scott)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6737° N, 92.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72142, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65463
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65463-2015-06-03

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 (1)

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

- [SDR 2002FA0000052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000052), Dec 30, 2001: FLOAT. FAILED. ON LANDING THE ENGINE QUIT. FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DURING DISASSEMBLY OF THE CARBURETOR IT WAS NOTED BOTH FLOATS WERE FILLED WITH FUEL CAU

## 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 CEN15FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA189), Apr 2, 2015: Cessna 152 (N65463), Batesville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's controlled flight into terrain due to an inadvertent encounter with clouds in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at…

## 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 20150402003929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150402003929A), Apr 2, 2015: Cessna 152 (N65463), Batesville, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 2, 2015, at approximately 0545 CDT, N65463, a Cessna 152 aircraft, registered to timothy r. welch and operated by him, a student pilot, impacted…
- [Incident 19890323030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890323030889I), Mar 23, 1989: Cessna 152 (N65463), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Passenger holding brakes with engine on. Aircraft moved hitting 2 parked aircraft. Tried to reboard aircraft.

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