# N253K: 1973 Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10, registration cancelled 1980-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-10) (registry code 2730101)
- Engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A33EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A33EU), [TCDS E6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: July 9, 1983
- Mode S code: A26384
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253K-1980-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Dassault-Breguet FALCON 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-10.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 CHI80AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80AA024), Jan 30, 1980: Falcon 10 (N253K), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19800130005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130005519A), Jan 30, 1980: Amd FALCON10 (N253K), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Unable to reach vr speed. Ran off end of runway into lake. Found brakes had been overheated,possibly on for takeoff
- [Incident 19780317013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013619I), Mar 17, 1978: Amd FALCON10 (N253K), Albany, NY. Engine shut down due to loss of oil. Problem traced to a split "o" ring on the dip stick.

## Other aircraft with N253K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253K): Dragonflys CCX-2300, S/N CCX-2300-0131, built 2025
- [Cancelled 1940-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253K-1940-08-08): Inland S300, S/N S-309. Owner: [Mattucci Dobby B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTUCCI%20DOBBY%20B), [Pittsburg, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pittsburg)

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