# N53CA: 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: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53CA

## Aircraft that carried N53CA

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CA-2017-06-07): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-33, S/N 45377, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Conner F A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNER%20F%20A), [Miami Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N53CA (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 MIA81IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA013), Nov 11, 1980: Douglas DC-8 (N53CA), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53CA (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.

- [Incident 19801111090489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111090489I), Nov 11, 1980: Doug DC833 (N53CA), Miami, FL. Hydraulic failure after takeoff. Flight returned. No flap landing, minor fire in brakes.

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