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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2553A

N2553A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-38-112 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 19, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-38-112 cancelled March 19, 2015

Serial number
38-78A0754
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
December 12, 1978
Last FAA action
September 26, 1997
Last owner
Western Carolina Aviation INC (Corporation)
Morganton, NC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N2553A

ATL85FA007Accident on October 11, 1984 at Morgantown, NC: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-38-112 · serial 38-78A0754

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