N5553N
Howard DGA-15P
N5553N on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-02-28Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2020-02-24Certificate of registration issued as N5553N.
- 1984-07-16Accident at Tracy, CA; damage: destroyed.
- 1982-03-22Accident at Livermore, CA; damage: substantial.
- 1956-05-05Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
About N5553N
N5553N is a Howard DGA-15P, serial number 978. The FAA register lists Nighthawk Air Systems Inc as the registrant in Marion, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2020 and expires on February 28, 2027.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 5, 1956.
N5553N has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
