# N53240: 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: December 12, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53240

## Aircraft that carried N53240

- [Cancelled 2012-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53240-2012-12-12): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801703T. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Woolie Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOLIE%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Oldsmar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oldsmar)

## NTSB investigations on N53240 (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 MIA97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA221), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 188 (N53240), Benson, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with a cable, subsequent loss of engine power, forced landing, and an in-flight collision with…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53240 (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 19970728025899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728025899A), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna A188B (N53240), Benson, NC, Substantial damage. Struck wires on pullup from a run. Prop hit wire dragged under belly. Pulled off gascolator bowl. Lost fuel flow. (-23) aircraft flew into a powerline or…

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