N48870 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled September 16, 2013
- Serial number
- 15281015
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 27, 1996
- Last FAA action
- October 13, 2004
- Last owner
- Britannia Flight Center INC (Corporation)
Winter Haven, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Piper TG-8 cancelled February 2, 1949
- Serial number
- G-289
- Type
- Glider · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 10, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Drapela Flying Service (Corporation)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N48870
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 152-81015
The pilot of the other aircraft's failure to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the other pilot's disregard for VFR Traffic pattern procedures.
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