# N54460: 1941 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 2017-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51120
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6EA0B
- Owner when cancelled: [Beeman David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEEMAN%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Shafter, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Shafter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4872° N, 119.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93263, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54460
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54460-2017-11-20

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.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 LAX66A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0066), Mar 6, 1966: Piper J5A (N54460), Mc Farland, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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