# N54978: 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: October 2, 1975
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54978

## Aircraft that carried N54978

- [Cancelled 1975-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54978-1975-10-02): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T7620004. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1948-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54978-1948-03-10): Cessna T-50, S/N 5993. Owner: [Helsing & Mattes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELSING%20%26%20MATTES), [Northbrook, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Northbrook)

## NTSB investigations on N54978 (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 LAX87LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA197), Apr 23, 1987: Cessna 172P (N54978), Huntingtonbeach, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54978 (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 19870422010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870422010889A), Apr 22, 1987: Cessna 172P (N54978), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft hit a quonset hut during a go around. The pilot raised the flaps before establishing a climb.

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