# N5253K: 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: April 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5253K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5253K

## Aircraft that carried N5253K

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253K-2013-04-02): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274032, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gordon Gregory A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20GREGORY%20A), [Yorba Linda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yorba%20Linda)

## NTSB investigations on N5253K (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 FTW89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA090), May 3, 1989: Cessna 172P (N5253K), Burnet, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5253K (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 19890503010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890503010679A), May 3, 1989: Cessna 172P (N5253K), Burnett, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Continued flight into IMC. Lost control and struck trees and ground. High speed impact. Vnr was given to pilot.

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