# N68969: 1978 Cessna 152, registration cancelled 2014-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2014
- 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: 15282419
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 10, 1998
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A927F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Hagerstown Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGERSTOWN%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6782° N, 77.6527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21742, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68969
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68969
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68969-2014-11-13

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX2109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2109), Apr 10, 1995: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF IGNITION SWTICH CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL GIVING INTERMITTENT MAGNETO DROPS UP TO 500-600 RPM.

## 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 BFO95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA091), Aug 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N68969), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing/aborted landing sequence. A related factor is the student pilot's lack of total flight experience.

## 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 19950830027059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950830027059A), Aug 30, 1995: Cessna 152 (N68969), Martinsburg, WV, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Ran off runway. Tried go around carb heat on full flaps. Aborted struck a tree.

## Other aircraft with N68969

- [Cancelled 1958-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68969-1958-03-24): Douglas C54A-DC, S/N 3107. Exported to Dominican Republic. Owner: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)

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