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N54986

Not registered

N-number · 1 earlier aircraft

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Registered now: No
Earlier aircraft: 1
Last cancelled: July 30, 1980

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026. The mark may be reserved or free to assign.

Aircraft that carried N54986 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N54986 now.

1980Piper PA-18-150 · S/N 187709031Cancelled Jul 30, 1980 · Steinmetz James D, Santa Ana, CA

NTSB investigations on N54986 · 1

Of this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it.

NTSB LAX80FA105Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Newport Beach, CAJun 5, 1980 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports on N54986 · 2

Filed on this N-number, whichever aircraft carried it. Each report names the aircraft it was matched to.

Accident 19800605018579APiper PA18150 · Newport Beach, CAIndicates pilot exceeded load limits of aircraft in acrobatic mode. Airplane shed its wings & crashed in ocean.Jun 5, 1980 · Destroyed Incident 19780809049969IPiper PA18150 · Santa Ana, CAPilot lost directional control on rollout, veered off runway.Aug 9, 1978 · Minor damage