# N53GR: 2021 Yamaha Motor FAZER SAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yamaha Motor FAZER SAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/yamaha-motor-fazer-sar) (registry code 061015W)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1596F351901936428923
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development, unmanned, market survey, unmanned, crew training
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 2024
- Certificate issued: July 1, 2020
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A6AEBA
- Registered owner: [Yamaha Motor Corp USA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAMAHA%20MOTOR%20CORP%20USA)
- Location: [Cypress, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cypress)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8185° N, 118.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90630, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53GR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53GR

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Yamaha Motor FAZER SAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR23LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA330), Aug 29, 2023: Yamaha Fazer SAR (N53GR), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operator’s incorrect input into the ground station controller, resulting in a loss of control during flight and subsequent impact with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20230829019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230829019159A), Aug 29, 2023: Yamaha Motor Co Ltd FAZER SAR (N53GR), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. During engineering testing of the cross-wind capabilities of the unmanned rotorcraft, the engineer made an input error to the tail rotor configuration software…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Yamaha Motor FAZER SAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yamaha-motor-fazer-sar/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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