# N53EP: 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 8, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53EP

## Aircraft that carried N53EP

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53EP-2021-05-08): DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION, S/N P76DCE14011540. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [University Of Texas At El Paso](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20TEXAS%20AT%20EL%20PASO), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- [Cancelled 1990-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53EP-1990-04-18): Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, S/N 182. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N53EP (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 LAX88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA212), Jun 4, 1988: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N53EP), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT ENGINE COUPLING DUE TO AN ANGULAR MISALIGNMENT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53EP (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 19880604071489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604071489A), Jun 4, 1988: Hiller FH1100 (N53EP), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Transmission drive shaft coupling fatigue sheared in flight. Autorotated to hard landing on a reef offshore.

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