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N6279P

1981 Cessna 152

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 15284994

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Aug 31, 2032.

Registered owner

Indiana State University

Owner type: Government
Address: 200 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN 47809
Fleet: 22 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna 152
Year built: 1981
Serial number: 15284994
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 12, 1981)
Mode S code: A833DF (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Aug 6, 2025 · last FAA action Aug 6, 2025

Past registrations of N6279P

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

Sep 3, 1970 Piper PA-24-250 · serial 24-1388 Meheen H Joe · Englewood, CO

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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