# N53242: 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: November 5, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53242

## Aircraft that carried N53242

- [Cancelled 2003-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53242-2003-11-05): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274711, built 1981. Exported to Vanuatu. Owner: [Scott Carl H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20CARL%20H), [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins)
- [Cancelled 1948-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53242-1948-11-10): Cessna T-50, S/N 4958(43-7438), built 1943. Owner: [Senior Aeronautical Inspector Ward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SENIOR%20AERONAUTICAL%20INSPECTOR%20WARD), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## NTSB investigations on N53242 (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 CHI83LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA217), May 13, 1983: Cessna 172 (N53242), Mchenry, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53242 (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 19830513019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513019599A), May 13, 1983: Cessna 172P (N53242), Mchenry, IL, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway and overturned.

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