N53908 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 28, 2015. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled January 28, 2015
- Serial number
- 17274825
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- December 7, 1987
- Last FAA action
- March 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Hiser Helicopters INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Corona, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Fairchild M-62A cancelled January 18, 1971
- Serial number
- T42-3439
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 8, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Collins E Joe & Strong T J (Partnership)
Ranger, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53908
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274825
THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE ADVERSE WEATHER, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
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