# N653SB: 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 23, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=653SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653SB

## Aircraft that carried N653SB

- [Cancelled 2010-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653SB-2010-03-23): Ellumax Leasing EPIC LT, S/N 025. Owner: [Ellumax Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLUMAX%20LEASING%20LLC), [Medina, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Medina)

## NTSB investigations on N653SB (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 WPR09LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA219), Apr 24, 2009: Ellumax Leasing Epic LT (N653SB), Astoria, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during climb to cruise due to the failure of the engine's fuel control unit. Contributing to the accident was the incorrect machining of an internal component of the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N653SB (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 20090424053829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090424053829A), Apr 24, 2009: Ellumax Lea EPIC LT (N653SB), Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot departed Astoria with approximately 1200 pounds of fuel. He made a maximum performance climb (2500 fpm) to 8,000 feet where he was leveling. He felt a…

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