# N53956: 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: October 31, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53956
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53956

## Aircraft that carried N53956

- [Cancelled 2017-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53956-2017-10-31): Fairchild M-62, S/N T42-3814, built 1943. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shultz Joshua W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTZ%20JOSHUA%20W), [Clay Center, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Clay%20Center)

## NTSB investigations on N53956 (2)

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 CEN11LA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA569), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct low-level flight along a river, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
- [NTSB MKC69D0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0097), Aug 11, 1968: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Griswold, IA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53956 (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 20110813020469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813020469A), Aug 13, 2011: Fairchild M-62 (N53956), Madrid, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was observed flying at a low altitude along a river bed. The aircraft struck two power lines at an approximate altitude of 200 feet. One wire…

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