# N54498: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: March 3, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54498

## Aircraft that carried N54498

- [Cancelled 1989-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54498-1989-03-03): Aerospatiale AS350B, S/N 1491. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Eckhart Helicopter Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKHART%20HELICOPTER%20SALES%20INC), [Lake Forest, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lake%20Forest)
- [Cancelled 1950-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54498-1950-03-29): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-1028, built 1941. Owner: [Willhite Covy Astor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLHITE%20COVY%20ASTOR), [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54498-undated): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274989. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N54498 (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 ATL83FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA116), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 172P (N54498), Red Bank, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54498 (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 19830222005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222005059A), Feb 22, 1983: Cessna 172P (N54498), Red Bank, TN, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing at night after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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