# N54971: 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: January 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54971

## Aircraft that carried N54971

- [Cancelled 2013-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54971-2013-01-30): Cessna 172P, S/N 17275095, built 1981. First renewal notice. Owner: [Lafayette Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAFAYETTE%20AVIATION%20INC), [West Lafayette, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/West%20Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N54971 (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 CEN09CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA041), Oct 25, 2008: Cessna 172 (N54971), Monticello, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot stalled the airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the tailwind landing, and the pilot's failure to put the carburetor…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54971 (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 20081025851489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025851489A), Oct 25, 2008: Cessna 172P (N54971), Monticello, IN, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot made several mistakes prior to departure, he did not obtain a weather briefing for his intended route of flight or destination, the pilot also…

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