# N5153H: 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: January 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5153H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5153H

## Aircraft that carried N5153H

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5153H-2018-01-09): Piper PA-14, S/N 14-163, built 1948. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Betz Timothy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETZ%20TIMOTHY%20W), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N5153H (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 ANC93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93FA045), Mar 20, 1993: Piper PA-14 (N5153H), Rainey Pass, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY VFR IN IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5153H (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 19930320005849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005849A), Mar 20, 1993: Piper STCPA14 (N5153H), Rainey Pass, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Indicates pilot flew into box canyon instead of Rainey Pass. Impacted rocks on mountainside. Near zero IMC in area.

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