N80203 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Airborne REDBACK built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Airborne REDBACK cancelled July 18, 2017
- Serial number
- 503-779
- Type
- Weight-shift control · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 9, 2007
- Last FAA action
- October 9, 2007
- Last owner
- Mccloskey Kevin E (Individual)
Felton, DE - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Cessna 152 cancelled November 19, 1993
- Serial number
- 15285356
- 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
- December 24, 1985
- Last FAA action
- November 18, 1991
- Last owner
- North Orange Aviation INC (Corporation)
Orange, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N80203
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15285356
INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT OF THE LANCAIR 320, N69WD, THAT PRECLUDED HIM FROM RECOGNIZING A COLLISION HAZARD AND TAKING ACTION TO AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH THE CESSNA 152, N80203. IN ADDITION, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER FAILED TO ADVISE THE PILOT OF THE LANCAIR THAT THERE WAS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC (A SCOUT) IN THE PATTERN, CALLED TRAFFIC (A CESSNA 172) THAT WAS PROBABLY NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT OF THE LANCAIR, AND FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE LANCAIR PILOT HAD SIGHTED THE WRONG AIRPLANE. RAIN AND FOG WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
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