Single-engine piston

N46553

1978 Cessna 152

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
15283072
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Colonial Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
New Bedford, MA
1978 Cessna 152
Representative photo of a Cessna 152. Not a photo of N46553.
Registration record

N46553 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 152
Serial
15283072
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Colonial Air Inc
New Bedford, MA
Certificate issued
2004-02-12
Airworthiness date
1979-01-08
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A5AF51
Mode S (octal)
51327521
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 N46553.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N46553 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-01-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1965-05-21
    N46553 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T41-769); cancelled.
Overview

About N46553

N46553 is a 1978 Cessna 152, serial number 15283072. The FAA register lists Colonial Air Inc as the registrant in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 January 8, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N46553.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N46553.

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.