# N8954V: 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: April 7, 2005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8954V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8954V

## Aircraft that carried N8954V

- [Cancelled 2005-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8954V-2005-04-07): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264310, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Blue Ridge Mountain Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20RIDGE%20MOUNTAIN%20FLYERS%20INC), [Dahlonega, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Dahlonega)

## NTSB investigations on N8954V (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 ATL02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA151), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 172M (N8954V), Dahlonega, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control resulting in the airplane going off the left side of the runway and colliding with a ditch.
- [NTSB CHI85LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA243), Jun 16, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N8954V), Decatur, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8954V (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 20020805020179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805020179A), Aug 5, 2002: Cessna 172M (N8954V), Dahlonega, GA, No damage. (-23) The pilot has very limited night time experience and failed to flare his aircraft while landing. The hard landing caused the aircraft to bounce and touch…
- [Accident 19850616027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616027959A), Jun 16, 1985: Cessna 172M (N8954V), Decatur, IN, Substantial damage. Landed hard on wet sod runway and nose gear collapsed. Aircraft nosed over after downwind landing.

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