# N54020: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2018-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274848
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2012
- Last registry action: March 10, 2015
- Mode S code: A6DAA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Raritan Valley Flying School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RARITAN%20VALLEY%20FLYING%20SCHOOL)
- Location: [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3647° N, 74.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54020-2018-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Cessna 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 OPS08IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA012), Aug 27, 2008: Cessna 172 (N54020), Reading, PA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The tower local controller permitted an aircraft to conduct a low approach and another aircraft to land on a closed runway. Contributing to the incident were the arrival radar controller who failed…

## Other aircraft with N54020

- [Cancelled 1972-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54020-1972-11-02): Grudieaire GH4, S/N 7466. Owner: [Mccoy Hugh M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOY%20HUGH%20M), [Severna Park, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Severna%20Park)

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