N5553C — 1979 Cessna T210N

Aircraft record

Serial number

21063791

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

T210N

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N5553C →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN20LA132Mar 25, 2020Waxahachie, TXSerious

   The partial loss of engine power due to water and contaminants in the fuel, due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, and the pilot’s decision to conduct a steep turn at low altitude to return to the runway rather than land straight ahead, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Cessna T210N).

1. Dec 31, 2022deregistered — Hoskins Lee R

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5553C was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1979 Cessna T210N above.

• until Apr 2, 1974Cessna 170A (s/n 19606)

Frequently asked

Has N5553C been in an accident?

Yes. N5553C appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2020.

What kind of aircraft is N5553C?

N5553C is a 1979 Cessna T210N (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 21063791.