# N1253M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 18, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1253M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1253M

## Aircraft that carried N1253M

- [Cancelled 2000-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253M-2000-01-18): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B0784. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1989-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1253M-1989-01-27): Cessna 337E, S/N 33701253. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N1253M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA87LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA158), May 8, 1987: Cessna 337E (N1253M), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1253M (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19870508028369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508028369A), May 8, 1987: Cessna 337E (N1253M), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. The pilot lost control effectiveness and the aircraft spun into the ocean. Aircraft not recovered. Cause unknown.

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