Single-engine piston

N5243Q

1981 Cessna 152

Not current (FAA status 29) 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1981
Serial
15285089
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 29)
Registered owner
Cas Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Swanton, VT
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1981 Cessna 152
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Registration record

N5243Q on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 152
Serial
15285089
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Cas Ltd
Swanton, VT
Certificate issued
2019-12-10
Airworthiness date
1981-05-04
Registration expires
2022-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A69A9A
Mode S (octal)
51515232
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
315 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 29)
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 N5243Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2019-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5243Q to the current registrant.
  • 1984-05-16
    Incident at Mansfield, OH; damage: minor.
  • 1981-05-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1973-04-27
    N5243Q previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15073143); cancelled.
  • 1973-04-16
    Accident at Medinan,N Dak, 34; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N5243Q

N5243Q is a 1981 Cessna 152, serial number 15285089. The FAA register lists Cas Ltd as the registrant in Swanton, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2022.

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 May 4, 1981.

N5243Q has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); 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

1984-05-16 Incident · Mansfield, OH Damage: Minor NTSB · CHI84IA195
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152
1973-04-16 Accident · Medinan,N Dak, 34 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0675
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L

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.