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N5343M

N5343M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 152 cancelled September 6, 2001

Serial number
15284547
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
July 7, 1998
Last FAA action
July 17, 2001
Last owner
Phillips Wesley D (Individual)
San Diego, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5343M

LAX98LA187Accident on June 7, 1998 at Descanso, CA: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15284547

the certified flight instructor's disregard of the weather briefings and forecasted en route weather conditions, and, his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance in mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident were instrument meteorological conditions and mountainous terrain.

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