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N48521

1979 Cessna 152

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 15283346

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Dec 31, 2027.

Registered owner

Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 3565 Ne Cornell Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Fleet: 99 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 152
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 15283346
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 Mar 16, 1979)
Mode S code: A5FDE4 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Dec 10, 2014 · last FAA action Apr 7, 2023

Past registrations of N48521

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

Jan 4, 1971 Cessna T-50 · serial 5995 Harbican H W · Houston, TX

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

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Where is it now?

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