# N68454: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2013-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 15282302
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1978
- Last registry action: February 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A91537
- Location: [Gardena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gardena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8766° N, 118.2834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90248, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68454
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68454-2013-02-13

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 (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 CHI97LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA161), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 152 (N68454), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of his clearance around the parked vehicle. A factor was the location of the parked vehicle.

## 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 19970609021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970609021689A), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 152 (N68454), St Cloud, MN, Substantial damage. Wing tip hit fire truck then pivoted into truck with nose of 152. Looked at paper work momentarily. (-23) student was taxiing out for takeoff for solo…
- [Incident 19931208050329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931208050329I), Dec 8, 1993: Cessna 152 (N68454), Gull Lake, MN, Minor damage. Contacted a snowplowed ridge of snow on takeoff roll. Aborted.

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