# N71653: 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: November 12, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71653

## Aircraft that carried N71653

- [Cancelled 2013-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71653-2013-11-12): Aerostar International S81A, S/N S81A-3005, built 1996. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Unicorn Balloon Company Of Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNICORN%20BALLOON%20COMPANY%20OF%20CO%20INC), [Aspen, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aspen)
- [Cancelled 1990-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71653-1990-08-15): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3080. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N71653 (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 LAX90FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA181), May 20, 1990: Luscombe 8A (N71653), Strawberry, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN A CONFINED MOUNTAIN PASS AREA WHICH WAS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; AND THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A COURSE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71653 (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 19900520016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520016609A), May 20, 1990: Luscom 8A (N71653), Strawberry, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control trying to turn around in a narrow canyon due to low clouds. Flight of 3. Two turned back. Landed safe.

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