# N68763: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2007-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 15282363
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1997
- Last registry action: December 19, 2006
- Mode S code: A9207E
- Owner when cancelled: [Ford Michael W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20MICHAEL%20W)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7542° N, 118.1324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90803, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68763
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68763
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68763-2007-02-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX01FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA101), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 152 (N68763), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crews of both airplanes to maintain adequate visual lookout for traffic.

## 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 20010215014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215014499A), Feb 15, 2001: Cessna 152 (N68763), Longbeach, CA, No damage. (-23) Two training flights (a CE-172 & CE-152) collided with each other while practicing manuevers over long beach harbor. Both aircraft crashed into the sea,…
- [Incident 19870225031719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225031719I), Feb 25, 1987: Cessna 152 (N68763), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Solo student applied brakes too hard and skidded off the runway.

## Other aircraft with N68763

- [Cancelled 1954-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68763-1954-04-28): Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, S/N 1753. Exported to Ecuador. 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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