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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53EJ

N53EJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Zivko William BD 5J built in 1988. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 30, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Zivko William BD 5J cancelled July 30, 2013

Serial number
53BD
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Turbojet
Year built
1988
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 17, 2011
Last FAA action
August 17, 2011
Last owner
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee (Corporation)
Onalaska, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N53EJ

CEN13WA314Accident on May 1, 2013 at Baumkirchen: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bede 5J · serial 53BD

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