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N53QB

N53QB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Porbeck John M SLIPSTREAM GENESIS built in 2003. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 21, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Porbeck John M SLIPSTREAM GENESIS cancelled February 21, 2013

Serial number
JMP-01
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2003
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 28, 2009
Last FAA action
September 28, 2009
Last owner
Sorbonne Robert L (Individual)
Sandy, UT
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Porbeck John SLIPSTREAM SKYQUEST cancelled October 18, 2006

Serial number
SQ03/0003
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 24, 2005
Last FAA action
September 29, 2005
Last owner
Porbeck John (Individual)
Jacksonville, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53QB

CEN11LA672Accident on August 13, 2011 at Bryan, TX: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Porbeck John M SLIPSTREAM GENESIS · serial JMP-01

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and attitude during a turn toward downwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the experimental airplane.

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