N53963 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Eurocopter AS 350 B2 built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 23, 2019 when the aircraft was exported to New Zealand. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Eurocopter AS 350 B2 cancelled February 23, 2019
- Serial number
- 3963
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2005
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- New Zealand
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- February 11, 2019
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Los Angeles, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Fairchild M-62A cancelled July 8, 1977
- Serial number
- T41613
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 17, 1971
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Tucson Air Museum (Government)
Tucson, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53963
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · serial 3963
The crew's failure to see and avoid a steel pole during a nighttime approach to the helipad.
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