# N53385: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: September 12, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53385

## Aircraft that carried N53385

- [Cancelled 2006-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-2006-09-12): Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, S/N 5076. Exported to Kenya. Owner: [Pitts Air Fun Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTS%20AIR%20FUN%20INC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- [Cancelled 1981-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1981-06-02): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274737. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1974-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1974-10-07): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801803. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Stafford Hall Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAFFORD%20HALL%20LTD), [Lees Summit, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Lees%20Summit)
- [Cancelled 1954-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1954-03-30): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 2750. Owner: [Harris Emer R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20EMER%20R), [Sugar City, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sugar%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N53385 (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 BFO92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA036), Mar 13, 1992: Christen Industries Pitts S2B (N53385), Schellsburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL BREATHER LINE CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53385 (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.

- [Incident 19971004046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004046679I), Oct 4, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N53385), Temple, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control while landing and ground looped resulting in gear collapse and wing damage. Pilot stated in written statement "it had been a long time…
- [Accident 19920313006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006229A), Mar 13, 1992: Child S2BPITTS (N53385), Schellsburg, PA, Destroyed. Oil on windshield and belly. Lost oil pressure. Crash landed. Oil breather line ice blocked. Blew crankshaft seal.

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