# N53963: 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: February 23, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53963

## Aircraft that carried N53963

- [Cancelled 2019-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53963-2019-02-23): Eurocopter AS 350 B2, S/N 3963, built 2005. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- [Cancelled 1977-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53963-1977-07-08): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41613. Owner: [Tucson Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20AIR%20MUSEUM), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## NTSB investigations on N53963 (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 ERA09LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA378), Jul 3, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N53963), Loris, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The crew's failure to see and avoid a steel pole during a nighttime approach to the helipad.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53963 (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 20090702047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090702047879A), Jul 2, 2009: Eurocopter AS 350 B2 (N53963), Loris, SC, Substantial damage. On July 2, 2009,at 2101HRS, in VMC conditions, a hems helicopter circled to land at the helipad near Loris medical center, Loris, SC for an approach and…

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