# N5253: 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: December 11, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253

## Aircraft that carried N5253

- [Cancelled 2012-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253-2012-12-11): Grumman G-164A, S/N 533, built 1968. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Hershey, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hershey)
- [Cancelled 1933-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253-1933-09-01): Command-Aire 3C-3, S/N 501. Owner: [Bynum William Bennett Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYNUM%20WILLIAM%20BENNETT%20JR), [Dermott, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Dermott)

## NTSB investigations on N5253 (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 MKC82DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA093), Jun 1, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N5253), Red Cloud, NE, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5253 (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.

- [Accident 19870727079849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727079849A), Jul 27, 1987: Amtrac ELITE532 (N5253), Davenport, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rough air caused rotor blades to strike propeller and knock off the rudder in cruise flight. Overcontrol by pilot.
- [Accident 19820601020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601020189A), Jun 1, 1982: Grumav G164A (N5253), Red Cloud, NE, Destroyed. Struck wires while seeding milo field. Vision obstructed by top wing.

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