Single-engine piston

N103UC

1980 Cessna 152

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1980
Serial
15284243
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
426Th Aero Squadron LLC (LLC)
Based
Cropwell, AL
1980 Cessna 152
Representative photo of a Cessna 152. Not a photo of N103UC.
Registration record

N103UC on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 152
Serial
15284243
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
426Th Aero Squadron LLC
Cropwell, AL
Certificate issued
2025-05-02
Airworthiness date
1980-02-14
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A0119E
Mode S (octal)
50010636
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
315 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$59,757 to $71,000
Middle half of 6 live Cessna 152 listings, 1978–1982 models (median $61,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N103UC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-20
    Accident at Pell City, AL.
  • 2025-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N103UC.
  • 1980-02-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N103UC

N103UC is a 1980 Cessna 152, serial number 15284243. The FAA register lists 426Th Aero Squadron LLC as the registrant in Cropwell, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 315 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated February 14, 1980.

N103UC has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
315 nm
Power / thrust (each)
110
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,340 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,200 ft
Fuel burn
7 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-07-20 Accident · Pell City, AL NTSB · ANC26LA075
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152
Preliminary report: On July 20, 2026, at 1030 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pell City, Alabama. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the instructor they departed St. Clair County Airport (KPLR), Pell City, Alabama, with full fuel tanks for a training flight. About four minutes after departure about 1,500 to 2,000 ft above ground level (agl), the engine lost all power and the instructor performed a forced landing to a field. After landing the airplane continued through a fence and the left wing…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.