N53DE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 built in 2019. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 2, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N53DE is reserved by a private party since May 2, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 cancelled May 2, 2023
- Serial number
- 57380
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 2019
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 10, 2020
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Last owner
- Duke Energy Business Services LLC (LLC)
Charlotte, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 cancelled December 18, 2012
- Serial number
- 10021
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 11, 1985
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Red River, NM - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
NTSB accident and incident record under N53DE
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · serial 57380
The impact of the main rotor blades with the tail boom during low-altitude maneuvers, which severed the tail rotor drive shaft and resulted in a loss of control and impact with 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