N53301 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 15, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled May 15, 2017
- Serial number
- 15283530
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 28, 2000
- Last FAA action
- June 30, 2006
- Last owner
- Independence Aircraft LLC (Corporation)
Independence, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Consolidated Vultee BT-13A cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 11149
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- U S Army Surplus (Individual)
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53301
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 83530
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include a dark night, densely forested, hilly terrain near the planned route of flight, and low ceilings in the area of the accident.
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