# N53TW: 1993 Oostdik Thomas W MOONEY M-18-X, registration cancelled 2013-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Oostdik Thomas W MOONEY M-18-X](https://openairdocs.org/model/oostdik-thomas-w-mooney-m-18-x) (registry code 05623NB)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 1392
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 27, 2003
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A6AFD2
- Owner when cancelled: [Crosby Gerald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSBY%20GERALD%20E)
- Location: [Pana, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Pana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4018° N, 89.1059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62557, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53TW-2013-11-04

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Oostdik Thomas W MOONEY M-18-X: https://openairdocs.org/model/oostdik-thomas-w-mooney-m-18-x.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 CHI04LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA016), Oct 18, 2003: Oostdik M-18-X (N53TW), Pana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attention was diverted to a person on the ground which resulted in his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with trees . A contributing factor to the accident were trees.

## 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 20031018032729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018032729A), Oct 18, 2003: Amtr M18X (N53TW), Pana, IL, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed to the south on a private field. Shortly after takeoff, and at an altitude of approximately 10-20 feet above the ground, the aircraft's…

## Other aircraft with N53TW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53TW): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, S/N 335/US, built 2021

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