Single-engine piston

N53SP

2021 Homebuilt Super Petrel LS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
S0383
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Des Plaines, IL
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Registration record

N53SP on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt Super Petrel LS
Serial
S0383
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Des Plaines, IL
Certificate issued
2026-07-07
Airworthiness date
2021-07-23
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A6AFB2
Mode S (octal)
51527662
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N53SP to the current registrant.
  • 2021-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2001-08-10
    N53SP previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 (s/n 67-17111); cancelled.
  • 1976-05-24
    N53SP previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 (s/n 668094); cancelled.
Overview

About N53SP

N53SP is a 2021 Homebuilt Super Petrel LS, serial number S0383. It is registered to an individual in Des Plaines, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated July 23, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53SP. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-09-01 Accident · Canton, MS Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · MIA00LA257
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-3B-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N53SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in the helicopter colliding with power lines, catching fire, and being consumed by fire after landing.
1989-05-30 Accident · Keystone Hgts., FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA89LA165
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-3B-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N53SP registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM BECAME DISCONNECTED DUE TO A BENT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. THE TREES CONTRIBUTED TO THE HELICOPTER DAMAGE.
1986-06-20 Accident · Cleveland, MS Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA86LA222
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N53SP registration before this airframe.

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.