# N54397: 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: December 8, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54397

## Aircraft that carried N54397

- [Cancelled 2009-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54397-2009-12-08): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-7405050, built 1973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Nilekani Vijay M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NILEKANI%20VIJAY%20M), [Hockessin, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Hockessin)
- [Cancelled 1955-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54397-1955-11-30): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3282. Owner: [Carroll C B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARROLL%20C%20B), [Latrobe, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Latrobe)

## NTSB investigations on N54397 (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 NYC04FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA220), Sep 29, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N54397), Avondale, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54397 (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 20040929031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040929031179A), Sep 29, 2004: Piper PA28180 (N54397), Toughenamon, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed from runway 24 at N57, New Garden Airport. According to witnesses, the aircraft climbed to an altitude of 300 feet, the engine lost…

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