Single-engine piston

N53A

1953 Piper PA-20-135

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1953
Serial
20-926
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Germantown, TN
Registration record

N53A on the FAA register

Type
1953 Piper PA-20-135
Serial
20-926
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Germantown, TN
Certificate issued
2015-05-22
Airworthiness date
1993-03-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6AE14
Mode S (octal)
51527024
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N53A to the current registrant.
  • 1993-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976-09-02
    N53A previously assigned to a Homebuilt KR-1 (s/n 4366); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-18
    N53A previously assigned to a Goodyear GA-400R (s/n 2M); cancelled.
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N53A

N53A is a 1953 Piper PA-20-135, serial number 20-926. It is registered to an individual in Germantown, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 22, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 12, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53A.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-20-135 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53A.

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.