# N2553U: 1963 Cessna 172D, registration cancelled 2021-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 2021
- Exported to: China
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17250153
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 22, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2016
- Last registry action: February 12, 2019
- Mode S code: A26CE5
- Owner when cancelled: [Platzer David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLATZER%20DAVID%20J)
- Location: [Long Branch, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Long%20Branch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2954° N, 73.9899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07740, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2553U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2553U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2553U-2021-01-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Cessna 172D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d.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 NYC66D0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0149), Aug 10, 1965: Cessna 172 (N2553U), Essex, MD, substantial damage

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