# N56553: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: March 26, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56553

## Aircraft that carried N56553

- [Cancelled 2018-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56553-2018-03-26): Zenith CH701, S/N CH 701 ITEC, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Musgrove Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSGROVE%20ROBERT%20E), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1975-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56553-1975-03-25): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350350, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Norwood, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Norwood)

## NTSB investigations on N56553 (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 ERA16FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA033), Nov 6, 2015: Zenith CH701 (N56553), Okeechobee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight structural failure due to a severely corroded wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56553 (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 20151106022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106022079A), Nov 6, 2015: Zenith CH701 (N56553), Okeechobee, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 6, 2015, about 1135 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built, light-sport Zenith CH701 amphibian airplane, N56553, operated by a…

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