# N5403D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5403D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403D

## Aircraft that carried N5403D

- [Cancelled 2013-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403D-2013-04-09): Beech H35, S/N D-4873, built 1956. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Melia Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELIA%20ROBERT%20M), [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)

## NTSB investigations on N5403D (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 ATL89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA106), Mar 16, 1989: Beech H35 (N5403D), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CARBURETOR/FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE PAST HISTORY OF ENGINE STOPPAGE DURING GROUND OPERATION.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5403D (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 19890316003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316003949A), Mar 16, 1989: Beech H35 (N5403D), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Engine quit while circling to land. Ditched in river.

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