# N54008: 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, registration cancelled 2025-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2025
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-749](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-749) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2066
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1957
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2024
- Last registry action: May 2, 2024
- Mode S code: A6DA65
- Owner when cancelled: [Qualitair LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUALITAIR%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: Michelstadt, Germany
- Owner type: LLC
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54008-2025-04-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD78FKW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW07), May 21, 1978: Ryan ST-3KR (N54008), Columbia, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19780521010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521010059A), May 21, 1978: Ryan PT22 (N54008), Columbia, TN, Substantial damage. T/d at mid-field,bounced hard,attempted go-arnd with flaps full drb heat in hot psn.

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