# N53CP: 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: January 9, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53CP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53CP

## Aircraft that carried N53CP

- [Cancelled 2021-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CP-2021-01-09): Mooney M20C, S/N 2663, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dundas Charles P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNDAS%20CHARLES%20P), [Westhampton Beach, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Westhampton%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 2006-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CP-2006-05-01): Douglas DC-6, S/N 51-3823. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ligon Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGON%20AIR), [Ligonier, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Ligonier)

## NTSB investigations on N53CP (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 ERA17FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA327), Sep 16, 2017: Mooney M20C (N53CP), North Branford, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of foreign object debris in the fuel selector valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of a low cruising…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53CP (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 20170916019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916019519A), Sep 16, 2017: Mooney M20C (N53CP), North Branford, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was enroute from Robinson airport (4B8) in plainville CT. To gabreski airport (fok) on long island n.y. At approimately 1:00PM local time the…

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