# N68705: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2018-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2018
- 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: 15282324
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1992
- Last registry action: October 15, 2012
- Mode S code: A91FAE
- Owner when cancelled: [Xcell Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELL%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68705
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68705
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68705-2018-02-16

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 DEN79DQA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA45), Aug 8, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68705), Crown Point, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19790808023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808023509A), Aug 8, 1979: Cessna 152 (N68705), Crown Point, NM, Destroyed. Student pilot became lost on solo cross country. Became low on fuel. Stalled acft on unscheduled airport landing

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