# N53AD: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, registration cancelled 1989-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (registry code 5780460)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 776SA
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A6AE18
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53AD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53AD-1989-09-06

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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60.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 DEN82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA006), Nov 5, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2B (N53AD), Saratoga, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19811105071729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071729A), Nov 5, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B60 (N53AD), Saratoga, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed and burned after climbing 100 to 200 ft after takeoff. No engine or other malfunction discovered.

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