# N89985: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1981-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15282938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 24, 1981
- Mode S code: AC6A51
- Owner when cancelled: [University Of North Dakota](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NORTH%20DAKOTA)
- Location: [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89985-1981-08-22

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89985), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810217004131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004131A), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89985), Grand Forks, ND, Destroyed. Aircraft was entering traffic pattern for landing when it collided with airplane climbing after takeoff.

## Other aircraft with N89985

- [Cancelled 1951-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89985-1951-04-27): Cessna 140, S/N 9037. Owner: [Rooksberry R H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROOKSBERRY%20R%20H), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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