# N4953N: 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: August 20, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4953N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4953N

## Aircraft that carried N4953N

- [Cancelled 2025-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4953N-2025-08-20): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18267478. Owner: [Willis Donald M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIS%20DONALD%20M), [Brunswick, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Brunswick)
- [Cancelled 1976-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4953N-1976-06-18): Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 5A, S/N 04301. Owner: [Aviation Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICE%20INC), [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)

## NTSB investigations on N4953N (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 ERA25LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA242), Jun 26, 2025: Cessna 182 (N4953N), Nahunta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to fly an unairworthy airplane, which resulted in fire due to an unsecured carburetor bowl drain plug.
- [NTSB OAK68F0295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0295), Feb 19, 1968: Dehaviland DH-104 (N4953N), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4953N (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.

- [Incident 19970906032379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906032379I), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 182Q (N4953N), Simsbury, CT, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft N4953N, a Cessna 182Q, with pilot and two passengers landed midway down runway 03 with 40 degrees flap selected. The wind was reported to…
- [Incident 19950619032489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619032489I), Jun 19, 1995: Cessna 182Q (N4953N), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Pushed off runway by crosswind. Struck runway light. Gear damaged.

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