# N5553Y: 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, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5553Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5553Y

## Aircraft that carried N5553Y

- [Cancelled 2018-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553Y-2018-03-07): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-2295, built 1963. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cardair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARDAIR%20INC), [St Thomas, VI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VI/St%20Thomas)

## NTSB investigations on N5553Y (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 ERA13LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA019), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-23-250 (N5553Y), Charlotte Amalie, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted visual flight rules (VFR) flight into marginal VFR conditions on a dark night over water and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5553Y (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 20121013023219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121013023219A), Oct 13, 2012: Piper PA-23-250 (N5553Y), Charlotte Amali, VI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. One passenger survived the accident, and was found at sea. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Radar data revealed that the target identified as…

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