# N553CH: 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: June 14, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=553CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553CH

## Aircraft that carried N553CH

- [Cancelled 2017-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553CH-2017-06-14): Cessna 172P, S/N 17275168, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arachnia LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARACHNIA%20LLC), [North Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/North%20Las%20Vegas)

## NTSB investigations on N553CH (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 LAX03FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA124), Apr 4, 2003: Cessna 172P (N553CH), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the applicant pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N553CH (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 20030404005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404005289A), Apr 4, 2003: Cessna 172P (N553CH), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On April 4, 2003, about 0750 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172P, registered as N553CH, was destroyed during a collision with terrain 10 miles…

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