N4789P is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 5, 2015 when the aircraft was exported to Sri Lanka. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled December 5, 2015
- Serial number
- 15284817
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Sri Lanka
- Certificate issued
- August 11, 2000
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 2014
- Last owner
- Laguna Verde Leasing (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 27-346
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 28, 1961
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Arthur V Turner & John H Rothrock (Partnership)
Prospectville, PA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4789P
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna CE-152 · serial 15284817
An improper flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was a porpoise induced oscillation.
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