# N53CC: Cessna 550, registration cancelled 1990-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5500400
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A6AE49
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53CC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53CC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53CC-1990-07-19

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 550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550.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 FTW90FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA002), Oct 2, 1989: Cessna 550 (N53CC), Hurdle Mills, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) DUE TO DRUGS/MEDICATION, CHEMOTHERAPY AND FATIGUE; FAILURE OF THE PIC TO ASSURE THAT THE IFR (INSTRUMENT) APCH PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED; AND HIS FAILURE TO…

## 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 19891001037149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891001037149A), Oct 1, 1989: Cessna 550 (N53CC), Roxboro, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below mda on NDB approach brokeup in trees. Pilot on drugs for cancer therapy also positive marijuana.

## Other aircraft with N53CC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53CC): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 720-93, built 1993

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