# N53ET: Theis Robert A QUICKIE, registration cancelled 1999-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Theis Robert A QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/theis-robert-a-quickie) (registry code 05603LD)
- Serial number: 007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1996
- Last registry action: July 20, 1999
- Mode S code: A6AE8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Theis Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THEIS%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Fostoria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Fostoria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1679° N, 83.3991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44830, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53ET
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53ET
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53ET-1999-09-01

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Theis Robert A QUICKIE: https://openairdocs.org/model/theis-robert-a-quickie.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 IAD97LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA061), Apr 2, 1997: Theis Quickie (N53ET), Fostoria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: a disconnect of electrical wires to the engine ignition, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced…

## 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 19970402004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402004109A), Apr 2, 1997: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N53ET), Fostoria, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Crash landed in field. Ignition wires found disconnected. Ignition switch broken. Engine ok

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