# N8553H: 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: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8553H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553H

## Aircraft that carried N8553H

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553H-2013-05-14): Navion NAVION B, S/N NAV-4-220, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kendall William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENDALL%20WILLIAM%20R), [Bonanza, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bonanza)

## NTSB investigations on N8553H (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 SEA81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA004), Nov 15, 1980: Navion A (N8553H), Yakima, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8553H (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 19801115073959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115073959A), Nov 15, 1980: Navion NAVIONA (N8553H), Yakima, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot was cleared for ILS approach. Struck trees on rising terrain prior to initial fix. Zero visibility.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.