# N1553W: 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: February 11, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1553W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1553W

## Aircraft that carried N1553W

- [Cancelled 1977-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1553W-1977-02-11): Beech 58, S/N TH-240, built 1972. Owner: [Rupp Automotiv](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUPP%20AUTOMOTIV), [Chillicothe, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chillicothe)

## NTSB investigations on N1553W (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 MKC76AK072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK072), Aug 3, 1976: Beech 58 (N1553W), Chillicothe, MO, destroyed, 6 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1553W (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 19760803038649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803038649A), Aug 3, 1976: Beech 58 (N1553W), Chillicothe, MO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Pre-existing fatigue crack no.7 crankcheek,cause of initiation not determined.

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