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N53EP

N53EP is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION cancelled May 8, 2021

Serial number
P76DCE14011540
Type
Rotorcraft · Electric
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 3, 2018
Last FAA action
January 3, 2018
Last owner
University Of Texas At El Paso (Government)
El Paso, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 cancelled April 18, 1990

Serial number
182
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
N-number assigned but not yet registered
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Withheld
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53EP

LAX88LA212Accident on June 4, 1988 at Lihue, HI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 · serial 182

FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT ENGINE COUPLING DUE TO AN ANGULAR MISALIGNMENT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

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