# N68256: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1983-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15282212
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1979
- Mode S code: A90DCB
- Owner when cancelled: [Byrd John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYRD%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68256
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68256-1983-01-26

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 FTW81FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA084), May 1, 1981: Cessna 152 (N68256), Jones, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810501021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021689A), May 1, 1981: Cessna 152 (N68256), Jones, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck guide wires of a power line on a night sight-seeing flight. Conducted flight below safe altitude.

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