# N68299: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1998-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15282238
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1989
- Last registry action: January 21, 1998
- Mode S code: A90E5A
- Owner when cancelled: [Heetco Jet Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEETCO%20JET%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Quincy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Quincy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9312° N, 91.3887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68299
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68299
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68299-1998-03-19

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 CHI98LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA079), Oct 17, 1997: Cessna 152 (N68299), Quincy, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: improper in-flight planning/decision by the flight instructor (CFI), by switching 'OFF' the fuel selector valve of the single-engine airplane (starving the engine of fuel) to 'simulate' an emergency.…

## 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 19971017043499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971017043499A), Oct 17, 1997: Cessna 152 (N68299), Quincy, IL, Destroyed. CFI turned fuel off to simulate engine out. Unalbe restart. Nosed over in plowed field landing. (.4)the flight instructor (CFI) sent the student pilot on a…

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