# N66980: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2014-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2014
- 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: 15281702
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1995
- Last registry action: April 29, 2004
- Mode S code: A8D931
- Owner when cancelled: [D & A Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20%26%20A%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Chesterfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chesterfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6442° N, 90.6514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63005, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66980-2014-11-07

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 CHI97LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA152), May 30, 1997: Cessna 152 (N66980), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane by overcompensating with the rudder. Factors associated with the accident were the excessive airspeed and the soft terrain.

## 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 19970529047619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970529047619A), May 29, 1997: Cessna 152 (N66980), Chesterfiend, MO, Substantial damage. (-16) Student pilot, daniel a. wolf, certificate no. EE-2416974, was on his first solo flight. The time of occurance of 2056, is a time of reduced light and…

## Other aircraft with N66980

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66980-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 2798. Owner: [Campbell John F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%20JOHN%20F), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

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