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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8553X

N8553X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna P172D built in 1962. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 21, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna P172D cancelled October 21, 2013

Serial number
P17257153
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1962
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 27, 1984
Last FAA action
March 31, 1994
Last owner
Hyde Barton P (Co-owned)
Auburn, WY
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N8553X

SEA85LA073Accident on March 12, 1985 at Soda Springs, ID: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257153

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