# N54LC: 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: February 15, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LC

## Aircraft that carried N54LC

- [Cancelled 2018-02-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LC-2018-02-15): Schweizer 269C, S/N S1581, built 1991. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Pacific Aeromotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AEROMOTIVE%20CORP), [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)

## NTSB investigations on N54LC (2)

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 LAX08CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA178), Jun 13, 2008: Schweizer 269C (N54LC), Cedar Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.
- [NTSB CHI06TA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06TA148), Jun 6, 2006: Schweizer 269C (N54LC), Schererville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper autorotation following an actual loss of engine power during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor associated with the accident was the loss of…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N54LC (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 20080613834339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080613834339A), Jun 13, 2008: Hughes 269C (N54LC), Cedar Valley, UT, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with the ground; high temperature and the high airport elevation along with the airman's lack of experience in…
- [Accident 20060606013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606013019A), Jun 6, 2006: Hughes 269C (N54LC), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot and new pilot for the lake county sheriff's department went out to practice with this aircraft. Pilot started to practice an autorotation, which…

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