# N54397: 1973 Piper PA-28-180, registration cancelled 2009-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7405050
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1991
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A6E6C4
- Owners when cancelled: [Nilekani Vijay M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NILEKANI%20VIJAY%20M), [Dunn Gertrude A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20GERTRUDE%20A)
- Location: [Hockessin, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Hockessin)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7873° N, 75.6859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19707, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54397
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54397
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54397-2009-12-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Piper PA-28-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180.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 NYC04FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA220), Sep 29, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N54397), Avondale, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power.

## 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 20040929031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040929031179A), Sep 29, 2004: Piper PA28180 (N54397), Toughenamon, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft departed from runway 24 at N57, New Garden Airport. According to witnesses, the aircraft climbed to an altitude of 300 feet, the engine lost…

## Other aircraft with N54397

- [Cancelled 1955-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54397-1955-11-30): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3282. Owner: [Carroll C B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARROLL%20C%20B), [Latrobe, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Latrobe)

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