# N53J: Jett SHOESTRING, registration cancelled 1984-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jett SHOESTRING](https://openairdocs.org/model/jett-shoestring) (registry code 0565939)
- Serial number: 36
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1976
- Mode S code: A6AEDC
- Owner when cancelled: [Jett Hubert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JETT%20HUBERT%20F)
- Location: [Highland, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Highland)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53J-1984-11-29

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 Jett SHOESTRING: https://openairdocs.org/model/jett-shoestring.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 NYC84FIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FIG04), Sep 10, 1984: Jett Shoestring (N53J), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed, 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.

- [Accident 19840901045119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045119A), Sep 1, 1984: Amtrcd SHOESTRING (N53J), Gaithersburg, MD, Destroyed. Engine faltered on climbout. Pilot stalled aircraft in a steep turn to return. Had been having carb float problems.

## Other aircraft with N53J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53J): Cessna 172N, S/N 17272890, built 1979

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