# N253BC: 2013 Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT, registration cancelled 2017-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat) (registry code 06001AB)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: CH143B
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 2014
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2014
- Last registry action: April 16, 2014
- Mode S code: A262BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyreach USA LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYREACH%20USA%20LLC)
- Location: [Camno Island, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Camno%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2140° N, 122.4907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98282, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253BC-2017-12-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Rainbow Sky Reach BUSHCAT: https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-sky-reach-bushcat.md

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA17CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA397), Jul 7, 2017: Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat (N253BC), Ahoskie, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper lateral/bank control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over into water.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20170707016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170707016539A), Jul 7, 2017: Rainbow Sky Reach (Pty) Ltd BUSHCAT (N253BC), Winton, NC, Destroyed. 07/08/2017 The pilot reported a normal approach to the water was made. Upon making contact with the water, he said the aircraft began to slow normally as it…

## Other aircraft with N253BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253BC): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 9143, built 2023

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