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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N65538

N65538 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 26, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 152 cancelled November 26, 2007

Serial number
15281603
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1978
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 31, 1986
Last FAA action
October 16, 2007
Last owner
Kci Enterprises INC (Corporation)
Bridgeport, WV
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N65538

BFO90LA031Accident on March 1, 1990 at Grafton, WV: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15281603

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHEN OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER IN CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

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