N5403D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech H35 built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech H35 cancelled April 9, 2013
- Serial number
- D-4873
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1956
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 23, 1982
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 2009
- Last owner
- Melia Robert M (Individual)
Knoxville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5403D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech H35 · serial D-4873
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CARBURETOR/FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE PAST HISTORY OF ENGINE STOPPAGE DURING GROUND OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF UNAUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS SYSTEM.
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
