# N153QS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 15, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=153QS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153QS

## Aircraft that carried N153QS

- [Cancelled 2026-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153QS-2026-03-15): Viking Air DHC-6-400, S/N 869, built 2013. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N153QS (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 WPR23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA192), May 20, 2023: Viking Air DHC-6-400 (N153QS), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the ferry fuel tank system to transfer fuel during a trans-Pacific flight for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching into the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N153QS (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 20230520011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520011569A), May 20, 2023: Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400 (N153QS), In The Ocean La, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilots reported to ATC engine failure due to unable to transfer fuel to the main tanks. Engines failed to operate and aircraft landed in the Ocean. Result was…

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