# N2153U: 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: July 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2153U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2153U

## Aircraft that carried N2153U

- [Cancelled 2013-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153U-2013-07-18): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R-7931098, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jacobs James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACOBS%20JAMES%20W), [Export, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Export)
- [Cancelled 1972-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153U-1972-11-01): Brantly B-2A, S/N 311. Owner: [Azalea Meats Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AZALEA%20MEATS%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N2153U (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 NYC89FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA036), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2153U), Gans, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S BAD JUDGEMENT IN FLYING IN WEATHER CONDITIONS BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OVERSTRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHEARED THE LEFT WING BY MAKING AN ABRUPT TURN IN TURBULENT AIR…
- [NTSB MIA65A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0091), Mar 8, 1965: Brantly B2A (N2153U), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2153U (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 19881119051289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051289A), Nov 19, 1988: Piper PA28RT201T (N2153U), Morgantown, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed IFR into known icing and severe turbulence. Turned back but lost control on descent. Aircraft came apart.

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