# N453A: Mackenzie Air LANCAIR IV, registration cancelled 1995-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mackenzie Air LANCAIR IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/mackenzie-air-lancair-iv) (registry code 05624ZA)
- Serial number: LIV112
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1994
- Last registry action: April 12, 1994
- Mode S code: A57D41
- Owner when cancelled: [Mackenzie Air Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACKENZIE%20AIR%20LTD)
- Location: [Matthews, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Matthews)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1199° N, 80.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matthews, NC, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=453A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453A-1995-08-16

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 Mackenzie Air LANCAIR IV: https://openairdocs.org/model/mackenzie-air-lancair-iv.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 ATL95FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA099), May 25, 1995: Schlagenhauf Lancair IV (N453A), Gastonia, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire of undetermined origin that resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

## 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 19950525012969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525012969A), May 25, 1995: Amtr LANCAIR (N453A), Gastonia, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Smoke and fire inflight from engine cowl. Crash landing. Source fire unable determine due to fire.

## Other aircraft with N453A

- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453A-1970-06-30): Martin 404, S/N 14144. Owner: [Eastern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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