# N8553L: 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: February 25, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8553L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553L

## Aircraft that carried N8553L

- [Cancelled 2000-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553L-2000-02-25): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-4973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Western Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Blackfoot, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Blackfoot)

## NTSB investigations on N8553L (2)

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 SEA98LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA097), Jun 15, 1998: Piper PA-25-235 (N8553L), Blackfoot, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA81DYA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA15), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8553L), Shelley, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8553L (2)

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 19980615013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615013609A), Jun 15, 1998: Piper PA25235 (N8553L), Blackfoot, ID, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Dropped load. Landed on highway shoulder. Hard landing. Resulted in flip over and fire. (-23)ag aicraft engine lost power shortly…
- [Accident 19810710048889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710048889A), Jul 10, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8553L), Shelley, ID, Substantial damage. Struck telephone wires on pull up from a swath run. Crashed in adjacent field.

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