# N4553K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 11, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4553K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4553K

## Aircraft that carried N4553K

- [Cancelled 2016-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553K-2016-03-11): Air Tractor AT-401, S/N 401-0809, built 1991. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Willmes Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLMES%20LEASING%20INC), [Roseland, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Roseland)
- [Cancelled 1951-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553K-1951-10-01): Ryan NAVION, S/N NAV-4-1553. Owner: [Broome L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOME%20L%20C), [Guntersville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Guntersville)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4553K-undated): Cessna P210N, S/N P21000215. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N4553K (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 CHI01IA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA246), Jul 27, 2001: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4553K), Kenesaw, NE, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The propeller blade fatigue leading to its tip separating during an aerial application. Factors were no suitable terrain for an emergency landing, high vegetation, and soft terrain encountered during…

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