# N54316: 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 4, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54316

## Aircraft that carried N54316

- [Cancelled 2005-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54316-2005-02-04): Piper PA-31-350, S/N 31-7405436, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tiffin Aire Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIFFIN%20AIRE%20INC), [Tiffin, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Tiffin)

## NTSB investigations on N54316 (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 NYC05FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA028), Dec 7, 2004: Piper PA-31-350 (N54316), Vandalia, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude\clearance while on approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. Factors in the accident were the fog and low ceiling conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54316 (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 20041207033569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041207033569A), Dec 7, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N54316), Dayton, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 07, 2004, at about 0140 EST, a Piper PA-31-350 N54316 on a part 135 cargo flight operated by tiffin aire (dtxa) was destroyed when it…

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