# N68762: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- 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: 15282362
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1978
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1996
- Last registry action: July 27, 2006
- Mode S code: A9207D
- Owner when cancelled: [Chapel Hill Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAPEL%20HILL%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9667° N, 79.0535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27514, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68762
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68762
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68762-2015-05-15

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 MIA99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA163), Jun 5, 1999: Cessna 152 (N68762), Chapel Hill, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in the airplane stalling and entering a spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by marijuana.

## 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 19990605006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990605006499A), Jun 5, 1999: Cessna 152 (N68762), Chapel Hill, NC, Destroyed. Student pilot was on go around when the acft stalled and crashed into trees, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 5, 1999, about 1300 eastern…
- [Incident 19920625024779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625024779I), Jun 25, 1992: Cessna 152 (N68762), Roxboro, NC, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field short of airport. Possible lack of fuel caused loss of power.

## Other aircraft with N68762

- [Cancelled 1960-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68762-1960-05-25): Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, S/N 1652. Owner: [Southern California Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Ontario, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ontario)

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