# N68333: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 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: 15282264
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1997
- Last registry action: April 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A91139
- Owner when cancelled: [Aer Mistral Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AER%20MISTRAL%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8167° N, 97.3597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76106, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68333
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68333-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 FTW00LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA094), Mar 10, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68333), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to refuel the airplane which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were the pilot's poor preflight planning, failure to lean the mixture in accordance with the POH, and lack…
- [NTSB FTW79DPD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD21), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68333), Keller, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20000309043959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000309043959A), Mar 9, 2000: Cessna 152 (N68333), Lake Charles, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Subject pilot contacted Lake Charles approach end and asked for vectors first to chennault intl, then Lake Charles regional, then to nearest airport. At…
- [Incident 19821029066839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029066839I), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 152 (N68333), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Crashed when aircraft was landed on the nose wheel.
- [Incident 19810604036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604036769I), Jun 4, 1981: Cessna 152 (N68333), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Student solo bounced on landing another 3 point on second contact with nose wheel shimmy. Wheel and fork separated.
- [Accident 19790605026279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605026279A), Jun 5, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68333), Kellerrth, TX, Substantial damage. Made slow final approach to lndg. Acft hit short of runway, bounced, nosewheel collapsed..
- [Incident 19790517027139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517027139I), May 17, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68333), Dallas, TX. Student had electrical failure at night. Landed dfw, taxied into grass and spent the night.

## Other aircraft with N68333

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68333-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 6154. Owner: [Charles Baker](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20BAKER), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

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