# N54LM: 2001 Phillip B Rolls PITTS 12-EH, registration cancelled 2023-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Phillip B Rolls PITTS 12-EH](https://openairdocs.org/model/phillip-b-rolls-pitts-12-eh) (registry code 05636XI)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 053
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 2018
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2017
- Last registry action: March 24, 2023
- Mode S code: A6D699
- Owner when cancelled: [Tripe Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRIPE%20MICHAEL%20D)
- Location: [Cottonwood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cottonwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3453° N, 122.4172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96022, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54LM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54LM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54LM-2023-05-29

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 Phillip B Rolls PITTS 12-EH: https://openairdocs.org/model/phillip-b-rolls-pitts-12-eh.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 WPR21LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA125), Mar 8, 2021: Phillip B Rolls Pitts 12-EH (N54LM), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.

## 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 20210307003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210307003199A), Mar 7, 2021: Phillip B Rolls PITTS 12-EH (N54LM), Red Bluff, CA, Substantial damage. Evidence of the wreckage from N54LM indicates that the bi-wing aircraft attempted to land on runway 33 at the Red Bluff airport. Damage shows that the bottom…

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