# N53161: 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: May 12, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53161

## Aircraft that carried N53161

- [Cancelled 2005-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53161-2005-05-12): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274694, built 1981. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Etchemendy Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ETCHEMENDY%20PAUL), [Tigard, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Tigard)
- [Cancelled 1971-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53161-1971-04-30): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-390, built 1940. Owner: [International Aero-Spray Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AERO-SPRAY%20INC), [Galion, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galion)

## NTSB investigations on N53161 (3)

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 SEA05FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA013), Oct 30, 2004: Cessna 172P (N53161), Olympia, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in known adverse weather conditions. Clouds, rain, high wind, dark night, trees, mountainous terrain and the pilot's…
- [NTSB SEA94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA115), Apr 29, 1994: Cessna 172P (N53161), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION AND UNCONTROLLED PORPOISE.
- [NTSB FTW71DPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPD41), Mar 13, 1971: Stearman A75N1 (N53161), Elliott, TX, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53161 (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 20041029028239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029028239A), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 172P (N53161), Olympia, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 29, 2004, about 2355 PST, N53161, a Cessna 172P aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain about six miles west of the Olympia, WA airport.…
- [Accident 19940429015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429015759A), Apr 29, 1994: Cessna 172P (N53161), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Flared high floated. Dropped to runway. Bounced and porpoised. Taxied off runway when bouncing stopped.

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