# N53EP: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100, registration cancelled 1990-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Fairchild Hiller FH-1100](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100) (registry code 3376502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 182
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A6AE86
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53EP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53EP-1990-04-18

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 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-hiller-fh-1100.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 LAX88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA212), Jun 4, 1988: Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 (N53EP), Lihue, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT ENGINE COUPLING DUE TO AN ANGULAR MISALIGNMENT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

## 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 19880604071489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604071489A), Jun 4, 1988: Hiller FH1100 (N53EP), Lihue, HI, Substantial damage. Transmission drive shaft coupling fatigue sheared in flight. Autorotated to hard landing on a reef offshore.

## Other aircraft with N53EP

- [Cancelled 2021-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53EP-2021-05-08): DJI PHANTOM 3 PROFESSION, S/N P76DCE14011540. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [University Of Texas At El Paso](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20TEXAS%20AT%20EL%20PASO), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)

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