# N68727: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2020-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2020
- 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: 15282340
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1978
- Last registry action: November 7, 2019
- Mode S code: A91FF6
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68727
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68727
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68727-2020-08-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA19CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19CA148), Apr 8, 2019: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway marker.
- [NTSB NYC07CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA013), Oct 27, 2006: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a nosegear collapse during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20190408002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190408002619A), Apr 8, 2019: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lititz, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting touch and go's in a Cessna 152 on runway 13 at klns from about 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on April 8, 2019. On his eighth touch and go he was…
- [Accident 20061027031279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027031279A), Oct 27, 2006: Cessna 152 (N68727), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot, on his first solo flight, failed to flare during landing on rwy 13 at Lancaster county airport (klns). The aircraft touched down heavy…
- [Incident 19980519019589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519019589I), May 19, 1998: Cessna 152 (N68727), Freehold, NY, Minor damage. Distracted landing by a deer and geese. Landed hard. Bounced came down on nose. Bent prop.
- [Incident 19830617041519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617041519I), Jun 17, 1983: Cessna 152 (N68727), Delanson, NY, Minor damage. Student landed long and ran off the end of the runway.

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