# N8554C: 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: November 4, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8554C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554C

## Aircraft that carried N8554C

- [Cancelled 2013-11-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554C-2013-11-04): Piper PA-32R-300, S/N 32R-7680122, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Air Carriers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARRIERS%20INC), [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- [Cancelled 1954-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8554C-1954-02-09): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-2701. Owner: [Piedomnt Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDOMNT%20AVIATION%20INC), [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)

## NTSB investigations on N8554C (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 ATL99FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA011), Oct 28, 1998: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8554C), Roswell, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the number five connecting rod assembly as a result of fatigue cracks that were initiated in areas of galling. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8554C (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 19981028030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981028030749A), Oct 28, 1998: Piper PA32R300 (N8554C), Atlanta, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft declared an emergency due to engine problems and attempted to reach teh arpt, the acft struck several cars on highway before crashing into a van and…
- [Incident 19970206005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206005539I), Feb 6, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N8554C), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was attempting to land at bessmer, AL (eky)when the nose gear did not extend. So company ordered him to land in Birmingham (bhm) where their…

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