# N553MD: 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: March 7, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=553MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553MD

## Aircraft that carried N553MD

- [Cancelled 2016-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553MD-2016-03-07): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-8095021, built 1980. Owner: [Growl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROWL%20INC), [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)

## NTSB investigations on N553MD (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 ERA15FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA326), Aug 27, 2015: Piper PA44 (N553MD), Houlton, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude in night instrument meteorological conditions without visual contact with the runway environment, which resulted in a collision with…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N553MD (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 20150828021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828021389A), Aug 28, 2015: Piper PA-44-180 (N553MD), Houlton, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During final approach to runway 05 at hul, the pilot initially impacted the tree line approximately 1.3 miles from the approach end of runway 05 continuing…

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