N4553K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Air Tractor Inc AT-401 built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 11, 2016 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Air Tractor Inc AT-401 cancelled March 11, 2016
- Serial number
- 401-0809
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- April 1, 1992
- Last FAA action
- March 3, 2014
- Last owner
- Willmes Leasing INC (Corporation)
Roseland, NE - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
Ryan NAVION cancelled October 1, 1951
- Serial number
- NAV-4-1553
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Broome L C (Individual)
Guntersville, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna P210N cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- P21000215
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4553K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Air Tractor AT-401 · serial 401-0809
The propeller blade fatigue leading to its tip separating during an aerial application. Factors were no suitable terrain for an emergency landing, high vegetation, and soft terrain encountered during the emergency landing.
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
