# N43253: 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: April 14, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43253

## Aircraft that carried N43253

- [Cancelled 2010-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43253-2010-04-14): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8416018, built 1983. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Betters Douglas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETTERS%20DOUGLAS%20L), [Whitefish, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Whitefish)
- [Cancelled 1974-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43253-1974-06-18): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7425351, built 1974. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N43253 (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 MIA88LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA109), Feb 19, 1988: Piper PA-28-161 (N43253), Stuart, FL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43253 (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 19880218003529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218003529A), Feb 18, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N43253), Stuart, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into clouds offshore at night. Lost control and crashed into ocean. Pilots body washed onto shore 2 days later

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