# N53EJ: 1988 Zivko William BD 5J, registration cancelled 2013-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Zivko William BD 5J](https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-william-bd-5j) (registry code 11307P5)
- Engine: [Micro TRS-18 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/micro-trs-18-series) (registry code 43901)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53BD
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 2010
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2011
- Last registry action: August 17, 2011
- Mode S code: A6AE81
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Onalaska, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onalaska)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8462° N, 95.1175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77360, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53EJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53EJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53EJ-2013-07-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Zivko William BD 5J: https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-william-bd-5j.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 CEN13WA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA314), May 1, 2013: Bede 5J (N53EJ), Baumkirchen, Austria, substantial damage, 1 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.

- [Incident 19940312012479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312012479I), Mar 12, 1994: Amtrbd BEDEBD5J (N53EJ), El Centro, CA, Minor damage. On March 12, 1994, at approximately 1225 PST, david harris landed on runway 30, naval air facility, El Centro, California, in N53FJ, a zivko williams model…

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