Single-engine piston

N69009

1978 Cessna 152

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
15282429
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jwa Flight School LLC (LLC)
Based
Bolingbrook, IL
1978 Cessna 152
Representative photo of a Cessna 152. Not a photo of N69009.
Registration record

N69009 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 152
Serial
15282429
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Jwa Flight School LLC
Bolingbrook, IL
Certificate issued
2023-06-28
Airworthiness date
1978-08-29
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A92D30
Mode S (octal)
52226460
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 N69009.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-29
    Accident at Bolingbrook, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N69009.
  • 1978-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N69009

N69009 is a 1978 Cessna 152, serial number 15282429. The FAA register lists Jwa Flight School LLC as the registrant in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 August 29, 1978.

N69009 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

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

2026-09-29 Accident · Bolingbrook, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB (Ongoing) · CEN26LA330
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152
Preliminary report: On September 29, 2026, about 1828 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 II airplane, N69009, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bolingbrook, Illinois. The flight instructor and the student pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The purpose of the local area flight was for the flight instructor to provide instruction to the student pilot, as part of JWA Flight School. JWA Flight School is based at the Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport (1C5), Bolingbrook, Illinois. The airplane had a preflight inspection performed by both the flight instructor and the student…
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.