# N7553: Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat) (registry code 06001AB, 2 seats)
- Serial number: CH178C
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 2016
- Certificate issued: March 1, 2017
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AA2F5D
- Registered owner: [Kaplan Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAPLAN%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [Merritt Island, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Merritt%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4634° N, 80.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32953, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7553

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7553.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7553.

## Reports on N7553 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N7553, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19790614016199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614016199I), Jun 14, 1979: Boeing 707/ (N7553), St Louis, MO. Unscheduled landing due to passenger suffering heart attack.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N7553

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7553 before.

- [Cancelled 1972-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7553-1972-05-02): Schweizer SGS 2-33A, S/N 183. Owner: [Barone Anthony G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARONE%20ANTHONY%20G), [Wurtsboro, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Wurtsboro)

## Related

- Other Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat/aircraft.md

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