N5259B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 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 April 2, 2013
- Serial number
- 15283819
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 13, 2007
- Last FAA action
- June 28, 2010
- Last owner
- International Airline Training Academy INC (Corporation)
Tucson, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 cancelled March 15, 1974
- Serial number
- 1122
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 28, 1972
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Foster Leo D/ Joyce L (Co-owned)
Panorama, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5259B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15283819
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind condition, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15283819
THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS WERE IMPROPER AIRSPEED AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE.
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