# N53R: 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 3, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53R

## Aircraft that carried N53R

- [Cancelled 2011-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53R-2011-01-03): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2230, built 1962. Expired dealer. Owner: [Poindexter Christopher E DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POINDEXTER%20CHRISTOPHER%20E%20DBA), [Lone Wolf, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Lone%20Wolf)
- [Cancelled 1958-06-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53R-1958-06-23): Cessna 172, S/N 29044. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Atlantic Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AVIATION%20CORP), [East Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/East%20Boston)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53R (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 19780421013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013129I), Apr 21, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N53R), St Croix, Minor damage. Door came open after takeoff. Returned & landed downwind forgetting to extend gear until very short final.

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