N553MD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-44-180 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2016. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Piper PA-44-180 cancelled March 7, 2016
- Serial number
- 44-8095021
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 24, 2014
- Last FAA action
- October 24, 2014
- Last owner
- Growl INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Merritt Island, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N553MD
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA44 · serial 44-8095021
The pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude in night instrument meteorological conditions without visual contact with the runway environment, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain short of the runway. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's acute fatigue and his decision to attempt an instrument approach procedure that was not authorized at night.
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