N53538 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna T182T built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 11, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna T182T cancelled September 11, 2009
- Serial number
- T18208199
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 2003
- Last FAA action
- August 18, 2009
- Last owner
- Cleghorn Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 337 cancelled May 20, 1977
- Serial number
- 33701690
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 1976
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ronald J Morey INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft DCO-65 cancelled July 29, 1949
- Serial number
- L-6296
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 12, 1949
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Carpenter Warren E (Individual)
Columbus, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53538
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T182T · serial T18208199
The pilot continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot with convective intensity.
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