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N48590Cessna 152

Registration validNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1987)3 ADs may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Aug 31, 2029
Based in
Farmingdale, NY
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2022
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1987
ADs may apply
3
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Heavy Metal Air LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Farmingdale, NY
Certificate issued
Aug 24, 2022
Expires
Aug 31, 2029

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
152
Serial number
15280920
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A5FED8

Engine

Type
4 Cycle

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2022 – nowHeavy Metal Air LLCFarmingdale, NY · current
  2. 1946 – 1948Individual ownerBakersfirld, CA · different airframe: Ryan St3kr S/N 1945

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 26, 1987 · Ogden, UT

THE STUDENT PLT & CFI WERE PRACTICING SLOW FLT & STALLS. CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED BEFORE THE START OF EACH STALL SERIES. DURING THE RECOVERY FROM THE LAST STALL THE STUDENT PLT APPLIED ONLY PARTIAL PWR. THE CFI APPLIED FULL PWR & THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE CFI THEN INCREASED THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH. THE ENG RAN BETTER & RPM INCREASED ABOUT 150- 200 RPM FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE IT BEGAN TO RUN…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
DEN87LA135

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN87LA135)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2009-10-09 R2Rudder Control SystemSep 12, 2011Airframe (152)Certain serial numbers: 150F 15061533–15064532; 150G 15064533–15064969; 150G 15064971–15067198; 150H 15067199–15069308; 150H 649; 150J 15069309–15071128; …. Only with: FA150L S/N FA1500121-FA1500261 and FA150M S/N FA1500262-FA1500336 only when equipped with FKA150-2311 and FKA150-2316.
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (152)
2008-22-18Cessna Aircraft Company 150 Series AirplanesDec 9, 2008Airframe (152)Only with: BRS-150 Parachute System with serial number 50001 through 50006 installed via STC SA64CH.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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