# N53079: 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: July 18, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53079

## Aircraft that carried N53079

- [Cancelled 2013-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-2013-07-18): Cessna 177, S/N 17700533. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arriola Edward C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARRIOLA%20EDWARD%20C), [Barrigada, GU](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GU/Barrigada)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-1955-10-21): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-977. Owner: [Adams Clifford C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADAMS%20CLIFFORD%20C), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53079-undated): Cessna A185F, S/N 18502363. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N53079 (4)

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 LAX97LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA193), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, Sark, destroyed. Probable cause: the unauthorized use of automobile gasoline which led to the loss of engine power due to fuel vapor generation.
- [NTSB SEA84FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA017), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), 4nm W Of Boring, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC80DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG79), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna 185 (N53079), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA05), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna 185 (N53079), Wiseman, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53079 (4)

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 19970525011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970525011859A), May 25, 1997: Cessna 177 (N53079), Rota, PS, Destroyed. Mayday due engine failure. Ditched in ocean. 177 sank. People resued by fish vessel. Mogas in use. No STC.
- [Accident 19831108056559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056559A), Nov 8, 1983: Cessna A185F (N53079), Boring, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted to abort off airport landing, aircraft hit tree and crashed in residential area trying to take off.
- [Accident 19800710028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710028469A), Jul 10, 1980: Cessna A185F (N53079), Portage Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power, crash-landed on hillside. Found water in fuel.
- [Accident 19761112035459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761112035459A), Nov 12, 1976: Cessna A185F (N53079), Wiseman, AK, Substantial damage. Mail flt.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.