# N2553A: 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 19, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2553A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2553A

## Aircraft that carried N2553A

- [Cancelled 2015-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553A-2015-03-19): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-78A0754, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Western Carolina Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20CAROLINA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Morganton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Morganton)

## NTSB investigations on N2553A (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 ATL85FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA007), Oct 11, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2553A), Morgantown, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2553A (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 19841011075822A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841011075822A), Oct 11, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2553A), Morgantown, NC, Destroyed. Turning to a normal downwind, was struck by N32828. Sun may have obscured pilots vision.

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