# N54378: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1997-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1981
- Last registry action: November 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A6E67F
- Owner when cancelled: [Deming Flying Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEMING%20FLYING%20SVC%20INC)
- Location: [Deming, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Deming)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1734° N, 107.7274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88030, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54378
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54378-1997-02-24

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 FTW95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA050), Nov 18, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54378), Deming, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE IN MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE RISING TERRAIN AND GUSTY, HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 19941118038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118038469A), Nov 18, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54378), Deming, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Hunting survey flight. Impacted rising terrain. Severe turbulence and downdrafts in area. Too low for safe flight.

## Other aircraft with N54378

- [Cancelled 1974-01-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54378-1974-01-15): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 347450058. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Interflight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERFLIGHT%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1949-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54378-1949-03-01): Interstate S-1B1, S/N 188. Owner: [Brown Charles E & L Slade Brown](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20CHARLES%20E%20%26%20L%20SLADE%20BROWN), [Orange, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Orange)
- [Cancelled 1945-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54378-1945-10-03): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T41-1242. Owner: [Texas State College For Women](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20STATE%20COLLEGE%20FOR%20WOMEN)

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