N5553Y is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled March 7, 2018
- Serial number
- 27-2295
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 2013
- Last FAA action
- January 16, 2013
- Last owner
- Cardair INC (Corporation)
St Thomas, VI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N5553Y
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-250 · serial 27-2295
The pilot's attempted visual flight rules (VFR) flight into marginal VFR conditions on a dark night over water and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s controlled flight into water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning.
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