# N54500: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2014-11-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 17274990
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1981
- Last registry action: November 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A6ECF0
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54500
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54500-2014-11-18

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 ERA13CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA086), Dec 13, 2012: Cessna 172P (N54500), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20121213028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121213028099A), Dec 13, 2012: Cessna 172P (N54500), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. Student pilot was solo, practicing for his private pilot checkride. He was attempting a soft field takeoff, in which he had completed before, he loss control…
- [Incident 20051009027089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009027089I), Oct 9, 2005: Cessna 172P (N54500), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had a hard 3-point landing and blew the front nosewheel tire. The aircraft then became uncontrollable and veered off the right side of the runway…
- [Incident 19820817045639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817045639I), Aug 17, 1982: Cessna 172P (N54500), Albuquerque, NM. Pilot landed on highway when engine made clanking noise and was shut down. Inspection of engine pending.

## Other aircraft with N54500

- [Cancelled 1955-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54500-1955-11-30): Fairchild M-62A, S/N 4893AE. Owner: [Clark Norman C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20NORMAN%20C), [Muskogee, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Muskogee)

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