# N54272: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 19, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54272

## Aircraft that carried N54272

- [Cancelled 2004-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54272-2004-02-19): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-7405422, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Yute Air Alaska Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YUTE%20AIR%20ALASKA%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N54272 (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 ANC97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA012), Dec 5, 1996: Piper PA-31 (N54272), Nunapitchuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the low fuel condition, which…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54272 (2)

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 19961206037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961206037199A), Dec 6, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N54272), Nunapitchuk, AK, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry. Had to shutdown engine. Diverted 16A. Landed hard veered off runway. Xwind contributing factor.
- [Incident 19830922066459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922066459I), Sep 22, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N54272), Richland, WA. Prisoner attacked pilot with a knife. Pilot's throat cut. Co-pilot's arm cut. Crew subdued prisoner.

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