N53589 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 31, 2012. The last status on file was "first notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled August 31, 2012
- Serial number
- 172S9408
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- First notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- October 2, 2003
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Dean And Blaylock INC (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 337G cancelled July 8, 1977
- Serial number
- 33701726
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 1976
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Summit Aviation INC (Corporation)
Middletown, DE - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild PT-19 cancelled October 25, 1955
- Serial number
- T43-5033
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1943
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 22, 1951
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ferry Dick V (Individual)
Watervliet, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53589
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 172S9408
The non-night-qualified pilot's improper decision to depart in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation, loss of control, and impact with water.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · serial 9408
The flight crews inadvertent encounter with turbulence in clouds while being vectored by ATC while operating in instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the ATC personnel's (ARTCC) inadequate weather avoidance assistance.
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