# N761EL: 1980 Cessna A152, registration cancelled 2013-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152) (registry code 2071836)
- 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: A1520945
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1981
- Last registry action: May 14, 1988
- Mode S code: AA45AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson Robet O Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20ROBET%20O%20JR)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.7169° N, 122.3006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98125, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761EL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=761EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761EL-2013-11-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 A152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a152.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 SEA82AA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82AA126), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Mercer Island, WA, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB MKC81DCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ40), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Eldorado, KS, substantial damage

## 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 19820722060422A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820722060422A), Jul 22, 1982: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Mercer Island, WA, Destroyed. Collided with a Cessna 172, N2428E. While descending to land at Boeing field. Was in tower contact. Evasive action.
- [Accident 19810606031929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606031929A), Jun 6, 1981: Cessna A152 (N761EL), Eldorado, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to poor acceleration. Slid off side of wet grass runway. Nose wheel collapsed on droppoff.

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