# N2053D: 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: February 5, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2053D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2053D

## Aircraft that carried N2053D

- [Cancelled 2018-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053D-2018-02-05): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-2088, built 2006. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Dowling Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWLING%20EDWARD%20J), [Lincoln, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lincoln)
- [Cancelled 2002-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2053D-2002-12-02): Beech D18S, S/N A-947, built 1953. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Kindblade Stanley J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINDBLADE%20STANLEY%20J), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N2053D (2)

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 CHI08CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA281), Sep 11, 2008: Firefly Balloons 8B-15 (N2053D), Springfield, IL, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the passenger to follow the pilot's instructions by not steadying herself during the landing.
- [NTSB ANC93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA127), Jul 25, 1993: Beech D18S (N2053D), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR WAS THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON ONE ENGINE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2053D (2)

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 20080910850299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910850299A), Sep 10, 2008: Firfly FIREFLY8B15 (N2053D), Springfield, IL, No damage. (-23) During a normal landing, one passenger failed to hold on tightly and she lost her balance and fell against another elderly passenger, causing her to fall…
- [Accident 19930725025349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025349A), Jul 25, 1993: Beech D18S (N2053D), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lost oil right engine shut it down. Unable hold altitude. Ditched. Right gear chain drive broke punctured oil tank.

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