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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N56553

N56553 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Zenith CH701 built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 26, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Zenith CH701 cancelled March 26, 2018

Serial number
CH 701 ITEC
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2007
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 28, 2008
Last FAA action
April 29, 2014
Last owner
Musgrove Robert E (Individual)
Miami, FL
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Piper PA-34-200 cancelled March 25, 1975

Serial number
34-7350350
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1973
Last status
Sale reported
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
January 14, 1977
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Norwood, MA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N56553

ERA16FA033Accident on November 6, 2015 at Okeechobee, FL: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Zenith CH701 · serial CH 701 ITEC

An in-flight structural failure due to a severely corroded wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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