NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N53879 and the event date: after December 23, 1948, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.
NTSB LAX04FA301Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMalibu, CAThe failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout and their failure to see and avoid the other aircraft.NTSB LAX04LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOxnard, CAthe failure of the pin that secured the right rudder pedal to the brake cylinder arm due to improper installation of the pin. Also causal was the manufacturer's confusing maintenance instructions regarding the installation of the right rudder pedal pin and…
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N53879 and the event date: after December 23, 1948, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20040822021841ANormal Cruise · Malibu, CA(-23) On August 22, 2004, about 1729 pacific daylight time, a Bellanca citabria 7ECA, N53879, collided in midair with a pollard & huntley thorp T-18, N7818T, near Malibu, California. The citabria and thorp were operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part…Accident 20031227035429ATouch And Go Landing · Oxnard, CA(-23) Directional control of the aircraft was lost during the landing phase of a touch-and-go on runway 7 at Oxnard Airport (oxr). Failure of a cotter key between the right rudder pedal and the right brake master cylinder assembly allowed the right rudder…
Service difficulty reports · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
Other aircraft with N53879 · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N53879 now.