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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53811

N53811 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 8KCAB built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 20, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Bellanca 8KCAB cancelled September 20, 2012

Serial number
215-75
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 14, 1989
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Houston, TX
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Fairchild M-62A cancelled February 11, 1949

Serial number
T43-5733
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 24, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Musser Rex Henry (Individual)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53811

DEN87LA209Accident on August 4, 1987 at Taos, NM: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 8KCAB · serial 215-75

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