# N53908: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2015-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274825
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1981
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1987
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A6D455
- Owner when cancelled: [Hiser Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HISER%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Corona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53908
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53908-2015-01-28

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 Cessna 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 LAX93FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA096), Jan 20, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53908), Sun City, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE ADVERSE…

## 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 19930120000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930120000629A), Jan 20, 1993: Cessna 172P (N53908), Sun City, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck a mountainside while trying to get to destination airport. Near zero visibility in fog.

## Other aircraft with N53908

- [Cancelled 1971-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53908-1971-01-18): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3439. Owner: [Collins E Joe & Strong T J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20E%20JOE%20%26%20STRONG%20T%20J), [Ranger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ranger)

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