N153QS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400 built in 2013. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 15, 2026. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N153QS is reserved by a private party since March 15, 2026. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400 cancelled March 15, 2026
- Serial number
- 869
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2013
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 21, 2017
- Last FAA action
- April 7, 2023
- Last owner
- Bank Of Utah Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other; Aerial surveying; Patrolling
NTSB accident and incident record under N153QS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400 · serial 869
The failure of the ferry fuel tank system to transfer fuel during a trans-Pacific flight for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching into the water.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site