# N54M: Hassell Dan J AVID FLYER HVY HLR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hassell Dan J AVID FLYER HVY HLR](https://openairdocs.org/model/hassell-dan-j-avid-flyer-hvy-hlr) (registry code 95708EN, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 934
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1992
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A6D6A6
- Registered owner: [Hassell Dan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HASSELL%20DAN%20J)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54M

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hassell Dan J AVID FLYER HVY HLR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N54M.

## NTSB investigations on N54M not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA83LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA080), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna TU-206 (N54M), Dixie, ID, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N54M.

## Reports on N54M not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N54M, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19830411012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830411012939A), Apr 11, 1983: Cessna TU206F (N54M), Dixie, ID, Substantial damage. Overshot short mountain landing strip during bush pilot training. Ran off end of runway into a tree.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N54M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N54M before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54M-1970-09-17): Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY, S/N 41H606878. Owner: [Fornof J W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORNOF%20J%20W), [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- [Cancelled 1932-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54M-1932-12-09): Bach 3-CT-8, S/N 17. Owner: [Crisman Clyde](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRISMAN%20CLYDE), [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)

## Related

- Other Hassell Dan J AVID FLYER HVY HLR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hassell-dan-j-avid-flyer-hvy-hlr/aircraft.md

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