# N553UA: 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: January 19, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=553UA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553UA

## Aircraft that carried N553UA

- [Cancelled 2017-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553UA-2017-01-19): Boeing 757-222, S/N 25277, built 1992. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N553UA (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 DCA14LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14LA137), Jul 30, 2014: Boeing 757 (N553UA), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing that resulted in a tailstrike.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N553UA (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 20140729014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729014389A), Jul 29, 2014: Boeing 757-222 (N553UA), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Immediately after touchdown the airplane nose pitched up abruptly causing the tail to strike the runway.

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