# N53RC: Beech 95-C55, registration cancelled 1980-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE399
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1973
- Mode S code: A6AF8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Carver Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARVER%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Muscatine, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Muscatine)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RC-1980-06-12

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 Beech 95-C55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55.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 CHI80FEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE16), Feb 20, 1980: Beech 95-C55 (N53RC), Rock Island, IL, destroyed

## 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 19800220004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220004049A), Feb 20, 1980: Beech 95C55 (N53RC), Rock Island, IL, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel on IFR approach. Hit trees short of runway. Failed to obtain fuel en route as suggested.

## Other aircraft with N53RC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53RC): Pitts Special S-10, S/N 117, built 1968

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