# N54LA: 1954 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (registry code 2808002)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-806](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 724
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1995
- Last registry action: August 27, 2009
- Mode S code: A6D68E
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3806° N, 97.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73169, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LA-2013-04-22

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 Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A): https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a.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 ANC96FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96FA101), Jul 19, 1996: de Havilland DHC-2 (N54LA), Elfin Cove, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were…

## 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 19960719018829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960719018829A), Jul 19, 1996: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N54LA), Elfin Cove, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of tree covered cloud obscured mountain. Had safe longer sea route but took a shorter land route.

## Other aircraft with N54LA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LA): Embraer Executive EMB-505, S/N 50500540, built 2019

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