# N53301: 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 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53301
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53301

## Aircraft that carried N53301

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53301-2017-05-15): Cessna 152, S/N 15283530, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Independence Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDEPENDENCE%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53301-undated): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 11149. Owner: [U S Army Surplus](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20ARMY%20SURPLUS)

## NTSB investigations on N53301 (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 SEA01FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA015), Nov 6, 2000: Cessna 152 (N53301), Corvallis, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Factors include a dark night, densely forested, hilly terrain near the planned route of flight, and low ceilings in the area of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53301 (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 20001105032809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001105032809A), Nov 5, 2000: Cessna 152 (N53301), Corvallis, OR, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Private pilot, with only 52 hours of flight experience, flew into marginal weather conditions. Apparent decision by pilot not to return to point of…

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