# N54153: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2004-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2004
- Exported to: Vanuatu
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 17274892
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1981
- Last registry action: November 4, 2003
- Mode S code: A6DEC6
- Location: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54153
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54153-2004-01-23

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 FTW97LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA163), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 172P (N54153), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the ground after recovery from a bounced landing.

## 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 19970421006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421006299A), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 172P (N54153), Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft exited runway and ran into ditch and flipped over. (-23) during first supervised solo, the student pilot failed to maintain directional control,…

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