# N54986: 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: July 30, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54986

## Aircraft that carried N54986

- [Cancelled 1980-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54986-1980-07-30): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 187709031. Owner: [Steinmetz James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEINMETZ%20JAMES%20D), [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)

## NTSB investigations on N54986 (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 LAX80FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA105), Jun 5, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N54986), Newport Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54986 (2)

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 19800605018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605018579A), Jun 5, 1980: Piper PA18150 (N54986), Newport Beach, CA, Destroyed. Indicates pilot exceeded load limits of aircraft in acrobatic mode. Airplane shed its wings & crashed in ocean.
- [Incident 19780809049969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809049969I), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N54986), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout, veered off runway.

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