N5553Y - 1963 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA23

1963

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1963

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA23PA-23-150 Apache

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

CARDAIR INC

Address

PO BOX 305701

City

ST THOMAS

State / Zip Code

Virgin Islands00803-5701

Country

Virgin Islands

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51612326

Mode S Code (Hex)

A714D6

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Oct 13, 2012	ERA13LA019	Substantial	Fatal	The pilot's attempted visual flight rules (VFR) flight into marginal VFR conditions on a dark night over water and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s controlled flight into water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning.

Oct 13, 2012ERA13LA019

Substantial

Fatal

The pilot's attempted visual flight rules (VFR) flight into marginal VFR conditions on a dark night over water and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s controlled flight into water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning.

Additional Details

Registration

N5553Y

Serial Number

27-2295

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC