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N46553

1978 Cessna 152

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 15283072

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2029.

Registered owner

Colonial Air Inc

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1605 Airport Rd, New Bedford, MA 02746
Fleet: 7 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 152
Year built: 1978
Serial number: 15283072
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Four-cycle · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 8, 1979)
Mode S code: A5AF51 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 12, 2004 · last FAA action Sep 9, 2023

Past registrations of N46553

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

May 21, 1965 Fairchild M-62A · serial T41-769 Flightways Inc · Atlanta, GA

What a Cessna 152 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 152, not this aircraft: MilborneOne, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

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Where is it now?

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