Single-engine piston

N753Y

1931 Viking Flying Boat Co Kitty Hawk B-4

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1931
Serial
26
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Kinner K5 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
K E F Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Plymouth, MA
Registration record

N753Y on the FAA register

Type
1931 Viking Flying Boat Co Kitty Hawk B-4
Serial
26
Engines
Kinner K5 series
Registered owner
K E F Enterprises Inc
Plymouth, MA
Certificate issued
2002-04-25
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA2754
Mode S (octal)
52423524
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N753Y.
  • 1973-06-24
    Accident at Westboro,Mass, 21; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N753Y

N753Y is a 1931 Viking Flying Boat Co Kitty Hawk B-4, serial number 26. The FAA register lists K E F Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2002 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Kinner K5 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 16, 1956.

N753Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-06-24 Accident · Westboro,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2187
Reported aircraft: Viking B-8
Probable cause: LT. GR ROLLED IN CORN FLD FURROWS.

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.