# N54839: Piper PA-23-250, registration cancelled 1996-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 277554140
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1995
- Last registry action: August 2, 1995
- Mode S code: A6F887
- Owner when cancelled: [Harris Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Saltville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Saltville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9074° N, 81.6628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24370, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54839
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54839
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54839-1996-07-12

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 Piper PA-23-250: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250.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 IAD96FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA050), Mar 18, 1996: Piper PA-23-250 (N54839), Marion, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during the instrument approach (FAF/Outer Marker to Threshold IFR), which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A related factor…

## 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 19960318004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960318004279A), Mar 18, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N54839), Marion, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees near runway on missed approach. Pilot saw runway but unable land. Became below mda. Dark night.

## Other aircraft with N54839

- [Cancelled 1948-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54839-1948-12-02): North American AT-6A, S/N 78-6190. Owner: [Johnansen Brothers Shoe Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNANSEN%20BROTHERS%20SHOE%20CO%20INC), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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