N48969 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 17, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled February 17, 2017
- Serial number
- 15281081
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 9, 1984
- Last FAA action
- November 4, 2005
- Last owner
- Buckner Aviation INC (Corporation)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Aeronca L-3B cancelled September 14, 1945
- Serial number
- C-3572TA
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 8, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Norsigian Bros (Partnership)
Tulare, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N48969
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15281081
The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation/planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A factor to the accident was the power transmission line 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