Cessna 152
N5144L is a Cessna 152, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 1980. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Empire Aviation, a corporation in Oxford, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 22, 2002 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for utility, dated February 28, 1980.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- 152 · all 152s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Cessna 152 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 15284270
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Four-cycle pistonFAA type of engine code 8 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1980
- Transponder code
- A6733A (octal 51471472)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 22, 2002
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · UtilityFAA certificate purpose code U (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · February 28, 1980
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00821445
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Empire Aviation
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 418 Raleigh St
Oxford, NC 27565-3734
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N5144L links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 152 1,636 registered
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Lycoming O-235 series 6,132 aircraft with this engine series · 115 hp
- Empire Aviation 2 aircraft registered to this organisation
- Oxford, NC 29 aircraft registered in this town
- Henderson/Oxford Airport · HNZ
- North Carolina 7,126 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Cessna 152 19 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Cessna 152 754 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Cessna 152 148 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Lycoming O-235 series 14 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Lycoming O-235 series 20 reports since 1995
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The public federal record on N5144L, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Empire Aviation, a corporation, certificate issued February 22, 2002, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for utility, dated February 28, 1980, consistent with the 1980 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 15284270 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N5144L was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Piper PA-28-180 (serial 28-4429, cancelled June 30, 1970). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N5144L: Accident on November 5, 2005 at Durham, NC: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 21, 1999 at Frisco, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091
The pilot's improper flare on landing flare touchdown resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose gear.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the simulated soft field takeoff.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 11, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 11, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data