# N53DE: 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: May 2, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53DE

## Aircraft that carried N53DE

- [Cancelled 2023-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DE-2023-05-02): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429, S/N 57380, built 2019. Owner: [Duke Energy Business Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20ENERGY%20BUSINESS%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- [Cancelled 2012-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53DE-2012-12-18): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 10021, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Red River, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Red%20River)

## NTSB investigations on N53DE (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 ERA21FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA195), Apr 28, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (N53DE), Eden, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The impact of the main rotor blades with the tail boom during low-altitude maneuvers, which severed the tail rotor drive shaft and resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53DE (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 20210428007549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210428007549A), Apr 28, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 (N53DE), Eden, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 28, 2021, about 1324 eastern standard time, a Bell 429 helicopter, N53DE, operated by [privacy data omitted] a part 91 company, [privacy data omitted]…

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