# N65566: 1978 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: 15281622
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1988
- Last registry action: August 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A8A296
- Owner when cancelled: [Free Spirit Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREE%20SPIRIT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Howell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Howell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5756° N, 83.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48843, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65566
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65566
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65566-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA088), Feb 6, 1992: Cessna 152 (N65566), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. AN ASSOCIATED FACTOR IS WEATHER CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 19920206001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206001979A), Feb 6, 1992: Cessna 152 (N65566), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Failed to use carburetor heat on long descent. Engine quit. Struck trees on forced landing. Carb icing prevalent.
- [Incident 19870811073639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870811073639I), Aug 11, 1987: Cessna 152 (N65566), Pontiac, MI. Ran out of fuel on inital approach to airport. Landed in a field north of airport.

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