N1524D - 1952 Cessna 195A Aircraft Registration

N1524D is a 1952 Cessna 195A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Smith Richard D II in Luthersville, GA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 26, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on September 7, 2017. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2027. Powered by a Jacobs L4 /R755-7 engine producing 245 horsepower, N1524D is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0D485 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N1524D was last updated on March 17, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 195, Cessna's only postwar radial-engine aircraft, established new standards for business aviation in the late 1940s. First flown on July 15, 1947, it was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300-horsepower Jacobs radial engine with five-seat capacity. With its distinctive all-aluminum construction and strutless wing design, the 195 offered performance superior to contemporary light aircraft. Cessna Aircraft Company manufactured 1,180 total aircraft in the 190/195 series from 1947 to 1954. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C195.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N1524D. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.