Single-engine piston

N61GS

1978 Cessna 152

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
15281609
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G&M Aircraft Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wheat Ridge, CO
1978 Cessna 152
Representative photo of a Cessna 152. Not a photo of N61GS.
Registration record

N61GS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 152
Serial
15281609
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
G&M Aircraft Inc
Wheat Ridge, CO
Certificate issued
2026-03-30
Airworthiness date
1978-03-22
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A7ED0C
Mode S (octal)
51766414
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 N61GS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N61GS to the current registrant.
  • 1997-08-26
    N61GS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Christen Eagle II (s/n SHOAF0001); cancelled.
  • 1978-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N61GS

N61GS is a 1978 Cessna 152, serial number 15281609. The FAA register lists G&M Aircraft Inc as the registrant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

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 March 22, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61GS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

Published figures for the Cessna 152 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 152 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-04-29 Accident · Half Moon Bay, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX97LA173
Reported aircraft: Shoaf Christen Eagle II — a different aircraft that carried the N61GS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: undetermined.

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.