Single-engine piston

N53CS

2003 Homebuilt Shemwell Quail

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
11997
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clinton, MI
Registration record

N53CS on the FAA register

Type
2003 Homebuilt Shemwell Quail
Serial
11997
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clinton, MI
Certificate issued
1997-04-25
Airworthiness date
2003-12-02
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6AE57
Mode S (octal)
51527127
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1997-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N53CS to the current registrant.
  • 1992-11-03
    N53CS previously assigned to a Swearingen SA226TC (s/n TC353); cancelled.
Overview

About N53CS

N53CS is a 2003 Homebuilt Shemwell Quail, serial number 11997. It is registered to an individual in Clinton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 1997 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 2, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53CS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53CS.

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.