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N53LH

N53LH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aerospatiale AS 355F1. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Aerospatiale AS 355F1 cancelled June 18, 2013

Serial number
5093
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 18, 2002
Last FAA action
April 15, 2008
Last owner
Hp Aviation INC (Corporation)
Oldsmar, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53LH

LAX01LA283Accident on August 18, 2001 at Vinton, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale AS 355F1 · serial 5093

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which caused "brown-out" conditions during departure liftoff and resulted in loss of control of the helicopter.

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