N5538M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 16, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Brazil. The last status on file was "valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Thrush Aircraft Inc S2R-H80 cancelled October 16, 2018
- Serial number
- H80-224DC
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate
- Exported to
- Brazil
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2018
- Last owner
- Thrush Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Albany, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 152 cancelled August 25, 2000
- Serial number
- 15284609
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- May 4, 2000
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2000
- Last owner
- Christiansen Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5538M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15284609
The failure of the pilot/flight instructor to maintain sufficient airspeed to prevent the aircraft stalling and spinning. Factors in the accident were terrain induced windshear and sudden wind shift and the pilot/flight instructor's lack of total experience.
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