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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2554V

N2554V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Defense Technologies Inc KESTREL-T built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Defense Technologies Inc KESTREL-T cancelled May 31, 2017

Serial number
003
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2006
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 25, 2007
Last FAA action
June 15, 2010
Last owner
Defense Technologies INC (Corporation)
Lexington Park, MD
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and development; Crew training; Market survey

Cessna 170 cancelled March 12, 1998

Serial number
18059
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 12, 1997
Last FAA action
December 12, 1997
Last owner
Miller Charles H JR (Individual)
Chesapeake, VA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2554V

MIA97LA251Accident on September 29, 1997 at Troy, NC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 170 · serial 18059

delay of the pilot to abort the takeoff after noting sluggish acceleration during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to the accident were: improper timing of the magneto(s), and a malfunction of the carburetor.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site