# N2654M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 25, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2654M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2654M

## Aircraft that carried N2654M

- [Cancelled 2013-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2654M-2013-10-25): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0691. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gearhart Frank R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEARHART%20FRANK%20R), [Upland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Upland)
- [Cancelled 1947-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2654M-1947-10-08): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1080. Owner: [Berner Chris Julius](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNER%20CHRIS%20JULIUS), [Grand Mound, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Grand%20Mound)

## NTSB investigations on N2654M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA082), Jan 5, 1992: Cessna 421C (N2654M), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PLAN AND CONDUCT HIS DEPARTURE FLIGHT TO AVOID HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, DURING WHICH THE PILOT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS SELF INDUCED…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2654M (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920105000149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920105000149A), Jan 5, 1992: Cessna 421C (N2654M), Mammoth Lakes, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Departed early to avoid snowstorm. While obtaining IFR clearance failed climb. Struck trees. Off propper heading.

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