N45940 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 20, 1989. The last status on file was "n-number assigned but not yet registered". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled June 20, 1989
- Serial number
- 15282951
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Luscombe 8A cancelled September 19, 1964
- Serial number
- 2467
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 12, 1957
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- H Burton Shepard JR (Individual)
Champaign, IL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N45940
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15282951
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CFI, WHO AUTHORIZED THE 2ND SOLO FLIGHT IN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, THE CROSSWIND, THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, THE RAVINE (DITCH), AND THE TREES.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site