# N8953: 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: May 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8953
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8953

## Aircraft that carried N8953

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953-2019-05-06): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645313859. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hamilton County Government](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20COUNTY%20GOVERNMENT), [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)
- [Cancelled 1974-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953-1974-08-26): Bellanca 7GCBC, S/N 609-74. Owner: [Pipco Oil Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPCO%20OIL%20CO%20INC), [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)

## NTSB investigations on N8953 (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 IAD75AI004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI004), Jul 28, 1974: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8953), Archdale, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8953 (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.

- [Incident 19780210006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210006069I), Feb 10, 1978: Doug DC931 (N8953), Washington, DC. Flight diverted due to nausea in crew and some passengers. Oven suspected, vent clogged with paint and debris.
- [Accident 19740728021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728021929A), Jul 28, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC (N8953), Archdale, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft not eqpd with inverted fuel sys-lvld off abt 200FT,rolled l nose pitched up then fell thru.

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