Single-engine piston

N5053V

Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
75-8307
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming R680
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tom Vanderpol Memorial Fund (Corporation)
Based
Harrison, SD
Registration record

N5053V on the FAA register

Type
Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-8307
Engines
Lycoming R680
Registered owner
Tom Vanderpol Memorial Fund
Harrison, SD
Certificate issued
2022-11-28
Airworthiness date
1995-04-05
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64F58
Mode S (octal)
51447530
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5053V.
  • 1995-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1977-07-30
    Accident at Modesto,Ca, 05; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-07-11
    Accident at Hickman,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N5053V

N5053V is a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-8307. The FAA register lists Tom Vanderpol Memorial Fund as the registrant in Harrison, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming R680 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated April 5, 1995.

N5053V has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-07-30 Accident · Modesto,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2170
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75N1
1973-07-11 Accident · Hickman,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2251
Reported aircraft: Boeing E75N1

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.