N5153E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled April 30, 2010
- Serial number
- 172S10953
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2009
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- May 19, 2009
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2009
- Last owner
- Globe Aero LLC (Corporation)
Lakeland, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 172N cancelled February 21, 2006
- Serial number
- 17271739
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 25, 2000
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Mccauley Aviation INC (Corporation)
Springfield, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 180B cancelled March 17, 1959
- Serial number
- 50453
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5153E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271739
The certified flight instructor initiated flight into thunderstorm activity that resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with trees.
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