N48259 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 14, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N48259 is reserved by a private party since August 29, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on June 29, 2027.
Cessna 152 cancelled June 14, 2017
- Serial number
- 15283314
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 2008
- Last FAA action
- July 15, 2008
- Last owner
- Williams Patrick D (Co-owned)
Vista, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled July 21, 1971
- Serial number
- T42-3737
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 15, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Charles J Fees (Individual)
Ansheim, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N48259
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15283314
A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to carbon fouling of a spark plug.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15283314
INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY A STUDENT PILOT.
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