# N1663: 1968 Slingsby T-53B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: Slingsby T-53B (registry code 8321508)
- Engine: NONE (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 1653
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Glider
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1970
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1989
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A10AB9
- Registered owner: Evans Brian E, Ray Howard H
- Location: Cleveland, TN
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0962° N, 84.8165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37323, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1663

ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs matched by airframe (Slingsby T-53B) (OpenAirDocs)

None matched.

## ADs matched by engine (NONE) (OpenAirDocs)

None matched.

## Earlier aircraft with N1663

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1663 before.

- [Cancelled 1937-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1663-1937-12-13): Eaglerock LONG WING EAGLEROCK, S/N 124. Owner: Martin E Schaff, Elmira, MI

## NTSB investigations (1)

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

- [NTSB NYC71DFD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFD40), Mar 27, 1971: Slingsby T-53 (N1663), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage

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